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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
Yes it is. I have to be in the mood for it but once I get started I go on a binge of making things, not only clothing but potholders, aprons, oven mitts, pillows and other such things. I like to take fabric scraps and make small things or patchwork too. I will take frayed towels and either zigzag them to stop the frays or cut into washcloth size squares and zigzag around the edges to use for washcloths and cleaning cloths. I’ve taken worn denim jeans and made a large floor pillow, oven mitts, even purses when I was broke and needed one. Before my toddler daughter’s birthday I would wait till she slept and make her shorts, little cool tops to match with coordinating scraps to trim the armholes and hems, doll clothes for her dolls, and other such things. I had so many outfits hanging on a living room door one night that when a couple got into a car accident and we brought them in the house to warm up, that the young woman asked if I was a seamstress. I was making a stack of birthday clothes for her….a little house on the prairie dress & apron among other things. I’ve made western shirts with snap and embroidered them, a lot of shirts and tops for myself, reclined a coat that I wanted to keep, made caftans, made a clown outfit from a pair of overalls and put colorful patches all over it for my daughter and other such things. And a couple of wedding dresses, one for me and one for my sister in the 1970’s.
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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@Strongtea When I was 14 years old that summer I lost a lot of weight. I had to have all new clothing. I bought patterns and made scooter skirts, peasant blouses, button up shirts, jacket with coordinating material for the matching skirts, and cotton maxi dresses, and a caftan. I later bought kettle cloth and chambray and made tailored shirts and did hand embroidery of flowers for the top of the shirts I don’t remember how many pieces total but it was a lot, I spent several weeks in August doing it. I bought some of the fabric that I used on clearance at 3 different stores, and some on sale so back then it was much less expensive to make those things rather than by them off the racks. Some students didn’t recognize me after losing weight and getting a new wardrobe in a smaller size. I used my aunts 1948 Pfaff sewing machine to make all of them. It had a zig-zag feature that I used to make the buttonholes. Then I started making crafty things like patchwork pillows from the scraps, potholders, stuffed toys for my nephews etc.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@Strongtea My idea of fun and it gave me a little rest from the chores and the garden when I could sit and do that. Not hard at all but the weight of the machine is very heavy. Had to have someone come and pick it up on the floor and put it on the dining table before I could sew. I bought another Pfaff sewing machine a few years go, a 1952 version. It is in the finest cabinet that they sold, one with 3 storage drawers on each side, a table on top of the cabinet that flips over when using the machine, and a chair with a storage drawer and holders for bobbins and threads. I got it for not much money either considering its weight, durability and value. Had to drive to Oklahoma City but it was worth it.