A few weeks ago, I started watching the TV show,
Pushing Daisies off of
theWB.com. I immediately fell in love with all of the dresses the main girl wore, so I tried to find some like it. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any quite like them though I did find a few that I liked. However, these dresses were priced much too high for one that I wasn't certain I was in love with. Also a few weeks ago, I read a book called
Into the Wild Nerd Yonder. I enjoyed the book but only because I immediately connected with the main character and her joy for math. She spent her summer sewing
a lot of skirts---one for every occasion. On the first day of school she wore a skirt with pencils and rulers on it. While I don't think I could ever go that extreme, it gave me the desire to make a skirt for myself. Then a few days ago, I was watching another episode of Pushing Daisies, and I decided I could make a dress for myself too! Only problem, I've never really sewed before. I remember working on a quilt made from scraps of fabric when I was a child, but I never finished it, and I've never done much since then. Still, now that I'm done with school, I think I need to do something else with my life than work. So, I have a new goal. First, sew a simple skirt and maybe a few other things, and then design and sew (or just find a pattern I like) a pretty dress for myself. And hopefully since I have posted this goal for everyone to see, I'll actually do it.
A few weeks ago, I started watching the TV show, Pushing Daisies off of theWB.com. I immediately fell in love with all of the dresses the main girl wore, so I tried to find some like it. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any quite like them though I did find a few that I liked. However, these dresses were priced much too high for one that I wasn't certain I was in love with. Also a few weeks ago, I read a book called Into the Wild Nerd Yonder. I enjoyed the book but only because I immediately connected with the main character and her joy for math. She spent her summer sewing a lot of skirts---one for every occasion. On the first day of school she wore a skirt with pencils and rulers on it. While I don't think I could ever go that extreme, it gave me the desire to make a skirt for myself. Then a few days ago, I was watching another episode of Pushing Daisies, and I decided I could make a dress for myself too! Only problem, I've never really sewed before. I remember working on a quilt made from scraps of fabric when I was a child, but I never finished it, and I've never done much since then. Still, now that I'm done with school, I think I need to do something else with my life than work. So, I have a new goal. First, sew a simple skirt and maybe a few other things, and then design and sew (or just find a pattern I like) a pretty dress for myself. And hopefully since I have posted this goal for everyone to see, I'll actually do it.
6 comments:
We have an antique (electric) sewing machine that you could borrow. Or come by an use ours if you want.
Chuck did have an amazing sense of style. I love all of her jackets, and I really want to know where they got some of her hats.
Good Luck!
Side note, this website (http://newdressaday.wordpress.com/) may help inspire you!
Guys love girls that sew.
T, when I first went the website, I was like, "Why is she making such big ugly dresses?" It took a bit to make sense of it. My sister likes the idea, and I think we're going to try it out!
I love those dresses! I know you'll make some awesome ones.
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