My Past Sewing Days

I had already finished this blog when I was putting my photos back in the albums and ran across this one, and realized I'd made this two-piece dress also, so added it as an after-thought. I made it in 1978 to wear to Mark and Terri's wedding, which is where this picture was taken.

I started thinking about my past sewing days and wondering why I quit, and still can't lay my finger on why, but found some things in the albums that I'd made. Apparently I had a fondness for sunsuits. Mark and Kevin especially had them out of every fabric under the sun. And when the weather turned cold, I used the same pattern, but with long legs, and made overalls. And don't you love that hat on Mark. You can tell by the look on Dot's face that she'd never seen a cuter child in her life. Next is the infamous First Communion suit. Dot made the suit, me the vest. And the only problem was it wasn't navy blue, which really wasn't a problem at all. Shut up, Brian. Then there were pajamas and robes, all of the same patterns, just various fabrics. I made the ones Mark and Kevin are wearing, and the robes they're wearing, but not the ones Bobby and Brian are wearing. The albums are full of p.j.'s I made. And dig this crazy dazy curtains from sheets that hung in our bedroom. Now that's a restful pattern for a bedroom, isn't it? Yep, my handiwork - I'm owning up to it.

I think it's the angle that makes these jackets look small, because I know they fit. But still, I'm not sure what I was thinking. Still, what cute little boys, no matter what their mom dressed them in.

A few things I made for myself: a dark print

sundress that I wore constantly. A two piece flowered top and blue slacks - when polyester

was popular. A red print blouse and red slacks

that I also liked and wore a lot; a pink dress that I think zipped up the back. One think I notice in going through the album - on Christmas and Christmas Eve, Easter, etc, I was always in a dress and heels. A beach cover up for Myrtle Beach in

1984; and a plaid dress, buttoned up the front, with a collar, belt, etc. And poor little Brian inherited the jacket and pants. As I look at this photo more closely, I realize I made the shirt Bobby's wearing and it was made out of blue corduroy.

One of the favorite things I ever made is the shirt Mark's wearing. I liked the fabric and I did a good job on it if I do say so myself. And look how cute he is. And of course the clown outfit - how can you go wrong, especially with Brian wearing it. And the little overalls Brian's wearing in this photo. Then the shirts...wasn't bad enough that I made two little ones. I had to make a larger one for Bobby, too. And he was nice enough to actually wear it. Then somewhere along the way I quit this type of sewing and decided I'd rather be quilting. THE END