Sunday Sewing

After getting frustrated with my current knitting project, I decided it was time to try sewing again. Remember that ridiculously expensive sundress fabric I bought a few months ago? I measured out and cut the fabric, and I think I must have been nuts to get two yards to make one sundress--I needed far less than one yard to make a single dress, so it looks like I will be making four dresses instead of two. That at least makes the cost ratio much better.

I couldn't start the actual sewing until I got a bobbin for my sewing machine. A few weeks ago I had went to the fabric store with the intention of buying bobbins for my sewing machine, but it turned out that bobbins come in many different sizes and forms, and I hadn't done adequate research to know which ones to get. When I returned to the store on Saturday, I was prepared with the specific bobbin number from my sewing machine's user manual; however, none of the bobbins had a number that was anywhere close to it, so, once again, I left without any bobbins. Yesterday, I was determined to get some bobbins, so I did some online research, and in the process, I found that my sewing machine was made in 1962 (!) and that I could order the correct bobbins online. Because bobbins are so cheap, I decided to just take the one I had out of my machine and bring it with me to the store to compare before resorting to online ordering. I ended up finding some very similar bobbins that listed a model number very close to mine, so I bought them for $1.50. They are perfect!

For me, the least fun part of sewing is setting up the thread. It took me twice as long to wind the bobbin and get the thread set up correctly as it did to sew the entire dress! This dress was so easy that I almost feel silly showing it off. All I did was to sew a hem around the bottom of the skirt (the top ruched part was already hemmed) and then sew the seam up the back. I like it a lot, but I'm thinking of making it shorter. Since I will end up with two dresses, I will probably make a short one and a long one for variety.