Sewing  

lol, I imagine we can all use some work in improving our skills. I know I can for sure.
But, have you ever noticed that the recipents of our efforts almost never complain. They seem to treasure the things we make, flaws and all.

Do you knit??? I do lots of that too.
NONE of it is ever done perfectly, but I enjoy it and as I said to the previous response, recipients rarely complain.

I tried to knit but couldnt get the hang of it.. and it would come out lopsided.. So I gave up on it.. I enjoy sewing but I am not the greatest at sewing... My nightgowns comes out ok.. Its those zippers and button holes I cant do very well.. I know pratice makes perfect.. lol.. as my mother used to say.. She also said if you cant do it right then dont do it at all.. She was a perfectionist when it came to sewing,kniting,quilting.. I think that sometimes if I made something I would show her and she would say well this is wrong or that is wrong.. So I dont show her anything anymore or I dont ask her for problems that I am having.. I go to Walmart and ask the ladies there on how to do it.. But now Walmart dont sell material and pattern anymore.

I had forgotten that Wal-Marts are closing their fabric dept. The woman I talked to said they were doing it as they remodel each store. The one I shop at most will be open close to two more years. The other one next close to me will lose the dept by May of this year. I am hoping to get some extra good buys on fabrics,patterns and notions to stock up on. I have signed every patition, and emailed WalMart headquarters saying how much I like the fabric dept. but none of those efforts seem to be enough for headquarters to change their plans.

To me Walmart is doing it for Walmart and not for the customers anymore.. When my Walmart closed down the fabric department the only thing they had on sale was the fabric.. The patterns was sent back to the companies. They still sell some sewing stuff.Like needles, pins etc.. The next Walmart closest to me still sell the fabrics and pattern etc. I was there afew weeks ago and we were talking on what Walmart is doing, she said to call Walmart headquaters and tell them how you feel about.. I said why they dont care about the customers anymore.. It wouldnt do any good.. Within a year there fabric department will be gone too.. I have enough fabric from Walmart that closed down to last me awhile..

I have never done those koolaid things. But patterns and such can be a bit daunting when you first start out. May I suggest you buy some of the not as fitted patterns at first. Basic pull over tops, skirts and pants. All can be done without button holes and zippers. Maybe go with super cheap dollar a yard fabric to practice on. If you use fabric with a little bit of stretch is nice too. Thing to remember about those fabrics is to put the stretch so it goes around the body, not up and down. You will find as you go through the process you will learn lots. In six months you may well be laughing at your 'fear' of starting out.

Sounds as if you do some very interesting sewing. The closest to costuming I have ever done is halloween costumes for kids and grandkids. I have done a lot of the home dec stuff also. The last few years I have really started doing thrift types of sewing. Remakes, using up scraps ect. lolol, this has become so obsessive that I hate to ever throw out anything. Even the thread snips and trimmings I keep thinking would make dandy stuffing for door stops and draft stoppers. I think that part of this is my rebellion against a society that wastes so very much.

Cool. I find if I leave the sewing machine set up someplace that I use it more. That was especially true when I had kids at home. Enjoy.