My first makes
Sunday, July 27th, 2014
When it came to making my first little outfit, I played it safe. I knew I wanted something I had half a chance of finishing but something that I’d wear too – I didn’t want to start with a make-up bag or other such things that people were suggesting as good beginner options. I had to have clothes! My newly purchased but old Bernina was at the ready – it was time to fire it up.
So armed with little clue of what I was looking for I headed off to John Lewis in Peterborough. I took the decision to choose a pattern (or two actually) that were specifically aimed at newbies – which narrowed it down a little. One (New Look 6004) said ‘sew new, learning the basics’ on the front (a good start I thought) the other ( New Look 6483) said ‘1 hour easy’ (a tiny under-estimation!) You could be braver than me and just jump in with something more complicated – Jenni Taylor from the second series of The Sewing Bee started with her wedding dress (yikes.) It’s all about confidence and doing what you feel is right for you.
Armed my patterns I headed to the fabric shelves – oh my, this was going to be fun. I felt, prodded stroked, drooled and other such things until the perfect fabric landed in my hands. I was making a vest top (cue big pink circles) and an elasticated waist skirt (small black flowers on a white background – classy.) Both cotton – which is a great first choice as it behaves just as you’d expect it to and is lovely to wear. I decided to embellish the skirt with a bit of ric-rac and sequins so they went in my basket too.
And that was it – I had the bug big time. Shopping for stuff that’s going to be turned into something lovely to wear is addictive (err – hence the stash I now have in my cupboards). It was an experience I was going to repeat many times – I still can’t resist buying fabric at every opportunity.
I have to admit that cutting out and reading a pattern for the first time was a little tricky for me – I sort of panicked a little bit – I’ve just looked at the patterns again and they seem so easy now. But when you first start off, just take your time and read everything carefully. And YouTube and Google are your friend, remember.
Sadly I’ve since thrown away the vest top – I just fell out of love with the fabric, but here is the skirt complete with ric-rac and sewn on (yes I did say sewn on) sequins. Not bad for a start.
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