I would say that alterations are my least favorite part of sewing, followed closely by cutting out the actual pattern. I don’t mind making the pattern, in fact I enjoy that part immensely; however, actually cutting the fabric is something I like to complete so I can get to fitting my muslin and eventually moving on to sewing the actual garment.
Here’s what I was working on last week! Pant alterations for my father. After much prodding, he finally got around to giving me several pants that he wanted altered and so Thursday I spent the entire morning making the alterations. Later that day, I delivered the pants to him. I must say that he was thrilled with the fit and even modeled a few for me.
As you can see, there’s a woodstove in our home and it is used during the cooler months. Out come my sadirons, which are placed on top of the woodstove. I love using them with sewing. They make the perfect press!
I need to become a better seamstress…the last pair of pants I altered I actually impressed myself, but since then I haven’t touched a pair!! I need to “get back on the horse!”
Laura
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ThreadLover Reply:
November 17th, 2015 at 9:55 am
Good for you!
Yes… sewing can be relaxing and at times… I want to pull out my locks. 🙂 but overall, I enjoy it immensely. For alterations, when I was a teenager, I would ask my father for alterations so that I would be comfortable with doing then and now 20+ years later, I’m still doing his alterations! 🙂
I FINALLY think I’ll get some “me” sewing done today. I work from home, and my customer load is light, so we’ll see.
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