1. What do you look for when choosing a sewing project?
2. Is there anything you would like to (or wish you could) do differently when selecting projects?
3. What is your most used/worn sewing project? This either could be of all time or currently.
Currently it’s my Shwin Day Tripper pictured below. I wear it at least once a week. I love the fabric and it’s super comfy. I love dolmans, so my other most worn sewn item is my Golden Rippy Delilah. I don’t wear it as much anymore as it’s starting to wear out and get holes in the fabric but it still gets worn quite a bit as I don’t have a huge wardrobe (rtw or handmade, I need to go shopping/sewing). For Silly Bean her most worn item was her Secret Garden dress. She wore that dress weekly for over a year, she would have kept wearing it but I couldn’t get zip it up anymore. Miss V’s most worn item was her owl Otium top, 18 months later and I just put it in storage. It was slightly large for her when I made it and the sleeves have been too short for only the last two months. She loved the owls and would want to wear it as soon as it was clean again.
4. Do you have a project that you thought would be used/worn frequently but just did not end up working out?
A couple dresses I made Silly Bean I thought she would love but for some reason she didn’t and she never wore them. In those cases it’s because she didn’t like the fabric as much I had thought she would. I’m hoping that Miss V will like them when she gets bigger but she’s even more opinionated about what she wants to wear than Silly Bean was at her age so who knows.
5. What is your favorite tip or quote that applies to sewing for real life?
Hmm… well, my favourite tip is to press your seams as you go. It really does make a difference in your sewing and can help make your sewing go from looking ‘homemade’ to ‘handmade’ if that makes any sense. The only time people ask me if I made a piece of clothing is when it’s a fabric print that doesn’t seem too common. I’m just going to attribute that to good pressing, ha.
Do you have any examples of Real Life, Real Sewing to show off? You can play along by using the #realliferealsewing on social media.
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6/21 | Daydream Believers | Sugarplum Cuties | Friends Stitched Together | The Inspired Wren | PenSeb&Rox
6/22 | Sewstarly | Very Blissful | House of Estrela | The Berry Bunch | Musings of a Seamstress
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6/25 | Sew 20 Tour Wrap-up
I am loving this #realiferealsewing blog tour. I thought only my girls were selective when it came to handmade clothing!
It’s horrible sometimes! I wish they’d wear everything I made, ha
I agree with you on the pressing seams! It really does make all the difference. I had to chuckle at your conclusion about why you get asked if you made something. I rarely get asked, so maybe that means I’m doing it right?? Lol! It’s nice to get noticed but only if they notice something good!
Yes! I’m actually sometimes wary when people say “Did you make that?” I’m not sure if it’s good or not when they ask!
your models are too adorable
Thank you 🙂
I just love to see someone sewing for her whole family. It’s always something special when someone sews you a piece of clothing. I always treasured them. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you so much! 🙂 and thanks for stopping by!!
Pressing seams is the best advice. It changes everything! Love the little dresses.
Yes it does! and thank you! 🙂
When my daughter was young I made 80% of her clothing. I sewed everyday practically. It was so easy to buy remnants and make her clothing. Quick and easy. She was delighted to wear the things I made up into her preteens. I worked out my children’s clothing designs using my niece and nephews as my testers. Eventually I went on to design and sew children’s clothing for a business.
That’s awesome! Do you have a website or place where you’ve shared pics of what you’ve made? I’d love to see them!
Love that cupcake backpack 😀 and all the cute dresses, and your star Day Tripper, and…nice work all around.
lol Thanks so much! 🙂
The Princess Party dress is adorable! And so is the model!
Thank you!! 🙂
I make quilts, not clothes. I did try sewing my own clothing, ugly experience.
Sewing for me is hard, but dolmans are very forgiving that’s why I like them 🙂