Sewing

Doe's anyone still sew?

For me it was a way of life. I grew up very poor and kind of on my own. My Mother didn't have much time for me. She focused on my baby sister, the child from her new marriage. So I was left to fend for myself. Not getting much attention was good in away because I could do pretty much whatever I wanted to do and no one cared. Kind of a double edged sword........I wanted attention but because I had to learn to do things on my own, I became very independent and crafty.

When I was eleven years old and wanted a new dress, my mother suggested that I make one and I did!

Back then we had stores called Five and Tens where you could buy almost anything. That's where I bought three dollars worth of fabric and a dress pattern for fifty cents. That was my first attempt at sewing something that I could actually wear, and I made it and wore it. After that, the job was mine.

I not only sewed my clothes but I also made my sister's little dresses.

I taught myself to sew very well and loved doing it.

I later went to school for fashion illustration.

I made my daughter's prom gowns. That was a way of expressing my creativity before I started working again.

I guess growing up without a lot of money worked in my favor.