Ring… Ring…
Me: “Hello”
Caller: “Hi. I’d like to know if my 3 suits and curtains are ready yet?”
Me: “Yes. Come pick them up tonight”
Ha!! Now those were the kinds of phone calls my grandmother used to get. I would answer her phone in the afternoons. But I can say it’s very doubtful that I will ever be talented enough to get those kinds of calls.
I decided to revisit my sewing talents. I used to sew quite a bit back in the 80′s. I made blouses, skirts, dresses for me and my mom. The garments were never award winning, but I had the honor of telling everyone that I made them myself. As time went on, my life got busier and I let go of the hobby. I remember selling my old sewing machine at a garage sale and wondering as the new owner walked away with it if I had made a mistake or not.
But worry no more. I lucked out in getting my new machine. I purchased it through an airline mileage reward program. It arrived last week and I couldn’t be more excited! I picked up the sewing table for it at our neighborhood garage sale this weekend for $10 bucks. What a deal.
I went to Joanne’s Fabrics this weekend to browse around for fabrics, patterns and ideas. Oh my – the price of patterns have definitely skyrocketed since the 80′s. I remember the average price being around $3 each. Not anymore. The going rate per pattern was $15 – 17! Yikes! Fortunately, the store was having a huge sale with all the McCall’s patterns on sale for $.99 each. I purchased the maximum allowed – 10 patterns. Note to self – keep an eye out for those kinds of sales. Whoa!
I’m ready to start my first project. I bought three different fabrics – all really pretty in the violet/fuchsia/blue color family. You can be sure I’ll post something here on the outcome.
Mikita insists on being part of my new hobby.
Good Luck! I can’t wait to see what you (and Mikita) create!
Thanks Allison. I’m finding I only have energy and time on the weekends to work on projects. I started my first top on Saturday and hope to finish it this weekend. Yikes!