Welcome my dear readers to day two of my blogiversay celebration!
I am loving those comments. Keep them coming. Today we are talking about homemaking skills specifically sewing. I learned to sew in high school and then refined my skills under my my mother-in-law tutelage in 1989 when I was pregnant with Jonathan and could not find a darn thing to wear. So I made my maternity wardrobe and then continued to sew for my children and extended family. I learned to do English Smocking and quilt. I have made pillows and curtains for my home. I love the the creative process of choosing the fabric and then creating a completely unique garment or home accessory. It's really quite fun.
Today's prize package is really cool. I am a huge fan of the oliver & s patterns for children's clothing. The directions are clear and the final product is always top notch. So I have included one of my favorite patterns the Swingset Tunicand Skirt. I know it's a girls pattern but most everyone I know has a daughter and I think girls clothes are easier to sew. Then there is a brand new copy of Weekend Sewing: More Than 40 Projects and Ideas for Inspired Stitching by the fabulously talented Heather Ross. It contains some wonderful projects for all levels of seamstresses.
Now if your not a sewer don't worry. This would be a great gift for someone in your life who does. So please do leave a comment and enter to win.
Here are the questions: 1. What is the first thing you ever made or remember being made for you? 2. If you could describe yourself as a fabric would you be velvet, cotton, wool or silk and why? 3. What sewing skill/technique would you like to learn?
The rules are the same as yesterday. One comment = one entry for the prize package. Comments open until 6 a.m. Monday, Novemebr 1, 2010.
