After a ten year hiatus from "seriously" sewing, I moved into the role of an occasional seamstress when someone needed a special Halloween costume, a knocked off shirt they just couldn't afford or new chair cushions and curtains to spice up their life. Children grew up (and multiplied when I married my husband 5 years ago), my career expanded to a 50+ hour work week and the fast pace of life yielded some casualties, including my sewing room and sewing time.
Then it happened, I was cleaning out a closet after my stepson left for college, and squeezed into the back of the closet I found a dress I had made about 15 years ago. The feel of the cotton reminded me of how I felt when I made it and when I wore it. Soft and graceful. It was Audrey Hepburn-esque in all it's glory. In a world filled with soccer practice, boyscouts, homework, tea parties and ballet classes, sewing was my one saving grace.
Now up to my neck in a world of deadlines, meetings, reports and utter chaos I find myself truly needing a creative outlet and have been easing back into sewing. The finishing touches are on the new sewing room/office and I'm excited to be able to sew without having to tear half the house apart to start a project. I've decided for my first project to make V8390, a simple wrap front top, as I have both a new sewing machine and serger, I want to get used to them before I move on to more complicated projects.
I am a huge fan of BWOF and have several projects in mind I am anxious to try in the future. I love the planning stages also and hope to learn to put some sort of design board together for dreaming up new wardrobes. Somehow, I think this will take me longer than sewing them. C'est la vie.
