Saturday, January 8, 2011

How it all began!

One Christmas a long time ago
Santa brought me the greatest gift!

Yup!
That's me on Christmas day with my brand new
Holly Hobby sewing machine.
I sewed many a make-up bag for my teenage sisters and thier friends
with that baby.
I'm pretty sure I was in third grade there.
After I mastered the battery operated chain-stitch machine I took a
Singer sewing course at the local mall and made the most hideous
outfit ever - complete with a pinking shear accident on the sleeve.
It was nasty!
The instructors made me model it in the year end fashion show regardless.
Thankfully I didn't give up after the pinking shear incident
but rather found a love for creating and carried on.

Where did you get your start?
What are your first creative memories?


6 comments:

  1. Oh my! I had the same machine! But then at the age of 10 my mom let me use her machine, a Singer. Before that I draped fabric on my Barbies to design and sew outfits! I have been sewing ever since. It wasn't until grade 12 I took a tailoring class that I truly enjoyed sewing, then I designed my grad dress, my wedding dress, have designed and sewed 6 flower girl dresses for my SIL about 10 years ago! Of the fun of sewing----love it! And I think I told you at our lunch that I took non-credit courses at Helen Lefeaux as well!
    I am also a but obsessed with collecting fabric, can't help myself:)

    How are you?

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  2. I love this Catherine!! I had a little sewing machine too, only I can't remember much about it because I'm such an old woman ;-) it's wonderful that your first sewing fiasco didn't disuade you from sewing because you're obviously so creative!
    Victoria

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  3. You look so sweet behind that sewing machine! My first creative memories are from the time that I was about eight years old. I used to make Barbie clothes at her mother's sewing machine. We had so much fun!

    Lieve groet, Madelief

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  4. What a sweet memory! I had a teeny machine too, but it was never very effective. Wish I had kept it, it would be vintage by now!!
    Thanks for stopping by and I look forward to meeting you too, so excited to meet other local ladies who like some of the same "stuff" as me.
    Tracey

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  5. This is so cute Catherine!
    It reminds me of when I got my first easy-bake oven!!
    Im now following you in friendship! (purehunnybee)

    Deborah :)

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  6. ooops I already am following...Im adding you to my blogging friend list!

    Deborah :)

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