Friday, November 19, 2021

Friday Five: Teach Your Child to Sew

My mom is from Europe, where sewing is popular, so she taught me to sew. And I taught my daughter because…it’s what mothers do. The upside is that when my daughter went to grad school, I inherited a sewing project she didn’t have time to finish. That was seven years ago. I just finished the project. Here are the top five reasons you should finish your inherited sewing project.

 1. Your child inherited her father’s artistic eye. And she has a sense of line and knows which patterns will look good.

 2. You remember why your daughter abandoned the project—there’s a mismatch between the sleeves and the sleeve lining. You ponder ripping out the sleeve lining and recutting it… But, honestly, you’re too tired. Besides, your great aunt who taught fancy handwork at a Swiss boarding school isn’t going to grade you. (She once gave my cross-stitch an A for the front side and a C for the backside. Grrr. It’s not like that rankled… 😉)

 3. Your child is precise. This means she’s clipped all the curves, pressed open the seams, and followed the pattern directions.

 4. Sadly, the pattern directions your daughter left behind are in Spanish and you don’t know Spanish. You know Latin and French, so you tell yourself you'll be able to figure it out… In the end, you wing it and hope for the best.

 5. Best reason to finish an inherited sewing project: Most of the work is already done! New lined, fleece jacket in the color of autumn. Woot!



2 comments:

  1. Connie, you did a great job on finishing that up. I still have a spring coat that I started for Jini when she was 2. lol I thought I might finish it for her daughter. Nope. You did much better than I did!

    Jini prides her "A" work on front and back. Me? I just care about the back. I don't want it to look too bad on the back, but a bit of a mess adds some character. Yep, that's my story and I'm stickin' to it. lol

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  2. Connie, you did a great job on finishing that up. I still have a spring coat that I started for Jini when she was 2. lol I thought I might finish it for her daughter. Nope. You did much better than I did!
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    Jini prides her "A" work on front and back. Me? I just care about the back. I don't want it to look too bad on the back, but a bit of a mess adds some character. Yep, that's my story and I'm stickin' to it. lol

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