Isn't it amazing how one day we can be caught up in our daily grind and then something sparks a new interest and we become passionate overnight?
It used to happen to me a lot but over the past few years life has seemed fairly routine, no hobbies, no outlets other than those I had to do for necessities sake.
Now I feel like a new woman. Sewing, fabric, making things has become my new life at home. I'm not sure how my husband feels about it as I seem to spend an awful lot of time researching, comparing patterns, fabrics and new ideas.
I used to sew, when my kids were little I sewed quite a bit, I had to, I couldn't afford new clothes for them and as I was particular about them being well dressed I had no choice. Similarly with my clothes, sewing was the only way to keep up with fashion.
I was very practical as I was scared of getting out of my depth, but now I'm older I can afford to go a bit crazy, experiment, if it doesn't work who cares?
Age is like that, what seemed so important in my youth suddenly doesn't matter. If I make a mistake I simply unpick, cut another piece of fabric or keep going.
I made some trousers for Jonathan and realized when I had finishd that the fabric was upside down oops, but hey the fabric cost me all of $3.00 so I'm not going to fret about it.
Made a little skirt with some lightweight satin and tulle on the weekend. No pattern I just guessed. It turned out ok, I remembered some things as I went along, cut it out twice (lucky there was enough of the remnants I used) and low and behold it turned out better than I expected. I know what to do next time I make one now. The more I do the more comes back to me.
Tackling a dress next which I have a pattern for, more complicated so I've got to steel myself to just start it, as it's material my daughter in law bought I need to be sure before I cut and sew.
So if you're dying to try something, go for it. Have fun, experiment. You'll never know what you're capable of if you don't give it a go.
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