This is really similar to last week's question about hobbies from my childhood. My previous post about dancing, reading and family trips I would still consider hobbies in my adult life. I would also add cooking (I wrote about that in January) and writing/blogging (I have this blog, a recipes blog, a Harry Potter blog, and I write for Mormon Women Stand) as hobbies. For this post, I am going to talk about a new hobby that I picked up in the past few months: sewing.
I took a class in High School called "Sewing for the Home." In that class, I made a bag, a purse, a pillow, and a teddy bear. I made a skirt for a Personal Progress project. And I made my Halloween costume the year I was pregnant with Benjamin (I didn't like any of the store bought maternity costumes). So, I've known the basics of sewing for most of my life, but I've never had a sewing machine of my own. I used the school machines in class, and my mom's at home. Because I didn't have my own, I couldn't practice and refine my skills. I can do basic hand stitching, and so anything that requires that - fixing up small holes, seam rips, and sewing on buttons - I have been able to do, but anything that needs a machine, I have not been able to do.
Last summer my parents were helping my aunt move and she was getting rid of a lot of stuff. One of the items she was giving away was a sewing machine. My mom asked if she could give it to me. My aunt said yes, and added that it had been given to her second-hand when she was a newly-wed and she had never used it. The machine needed a touch up to make sure it worked well. For my birthday present last fall, my mom paid for the touch up! Now I have my own sewing machine!
I have only had it for five months, and I have already made two things: an apron for me, and a poncho for Luna.
My next projects are for Benjamin. He has three pairs of pants with holes in the knees, and I am going to cut them into shorts and sew in a seam at the bottom of the legs. I am also going to make him a dress-up cape. (He likes to pretend to be King Triton from The Little Mermaid, and he wraps blanket around his shoulders but becomes frustrated when it falls off.) In fact, I'll probably make two capes, so Luna can have one too! I also plan on making certain parts of our Halloween costumes for this year, but you'll have to wait until October to see what those are!
I'm really excited to see what I'll be able to make 5-10 years down the road.
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