I was thinking that maybe I need to give you all a little story bout myself and drop some extra learning on you all. I didn't learn to sew as a kid even though it was all around me. See I have a family that sews on both side my mothers side and my fathers side who knew lol.
My great Aunt Laura taught me gardening. I learned how to cornroll and frenchbraid hair at ten. Hum! See a pattern already at a young age! I love hair I gotta tell you that! I had two younger sister and two brothers one older and one younger head full if hair this one. Yes, plenty of practice so yes designing is in my blood and working with my hands to create something beautiful is my passion.
I did finally pick up sewing in my ninth grade year in high school yay! I made my first pair of pants, but by then we had moved out of the city close to family and the other family had moved to Michigan no way there to keep it going.
I had one beautiful daughter of my own, by now had graduated from beauty culture school, done a little modeling, stage appearance as Whitney Houston (yeah, that was fun) still no sewing. Then got blessed with two more daughters back to back Wow! No sewing!
Ok, baby daughter in high school, middle daughter out of high school working, eldest gave my a granddaughter and took ill with Lupus! I was part owner and manager in a beauty supply store yeah all 1600 square feet of it! I hired family to run the store so that I may put more attention to my eldest.
We bought four acres of land and upon moving in I found that my niece had left an older model of singer brand sewing machine at my sisters house yes the house was big enough for three families.
What did she mention a sewing machine? Yes, she did! Still didn't use it yet had to put the house in order, do the gardening, get the daughters, attend to the store, my clientele had even picked up did hair in the second kitchen.
Well, in between time that my clientele was not needing attention and I wasn't running errands or tending to my ill daughter. Somewhere life calmed down and I got the chance to sneak in a whole dress ( still have it pic posted at the end.)
I write this to let you all know that anything is possible. My eldest is resting in paradise and yes I miss her terrible. So, I couldn't and it was all a hoax us having that big ole house but I wanted her to say she did everything and pretty much she did just didn't travel out of country.
Came back home to mom for just a second ended up in Cali with my fiancé from the beauty supply store. He was comforting and patient with me. I got bored shopping and learning my new surrounding and no one I knew no job bored!
Needing something to do to ease myself I asked for a sewing machine. Yes, can we say slowing going nuts!!!! We went to Walmart. I got the Brother Limited Edition Project Runway 50 stitches, 80 utility stitches ( still have Lola today). Now, with this being so long I will post later differnt sites and books and thing that helped me along the way.
Ok I'm posting the pic of my first dress I made. It's eyelet fabric can't remember the pattern I do know it was simplicity though.
Okay here's the knowledge part.
Some free sewing sites:
www.burdastyle.com they have PDF patterns membership is free, community of sewers, can have your own page for activity, you can learn different techniques.
www.craftsy.com they sale and have free classes sewing, baking, painting etc. membership is free they have some beginning classes that are free. The really good ones cost from $14.99- $49.99. Also they sale some fabrics.
www.joannsfabrics.com has some free projects.
www.itsseweasy.com yes this one is on your PBS stations membership is free you can watch past episodes and they have a project listing.
These are just some of the websites I know off the top of my head. Oh yes, I have more so I'll post as we go along as their are plenty. I will also get a listing of books and magazines that help too.
Told you I would give knowledge too!
Now have a blessed evening😃
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