My niece, Becky, sent us a beautiful tin of homemade Christmas candy. She takes after her mother, who is also my sister, Kathy. Both my nieces inherited a good-cook gene. I don't know if they learned from watching their mom, or if they learned on their own. Kathy excelled in her high school home economics classes. Cooking, sewing, knitting, crocheting...she could/can do it all. She was also a good teacher. She taught me a lot about sewing. I could start a project and if I needed help, I knew she was there to encourage me.
I wish I still sewed. I put the sewing machine away when the cats tried to destroy it. That was more than twenty years ago. When I rearrange my room, in 2009, I might bring the sewing machine out, again. Then, hopefully I will remember how to use it. My sister lives in Colorado, so I won't ask for her help. I'll be on my own. I imagine I will be able to find some good how to videos on You-Tube...how to sew a dart, how to make a button hole, how to put in a zipper. Just now, out of curiosity, I Googled, "put in a zipper." The first result was from
eHow. It gives illustrated instructions for putting in a zipper. If that's not enough help, there are dozens of other web sites and videos to study.
Every shopping center used to have a fabric store or two. Now, fabric stores are few and far between. WalMart has fabric, but not very much. It looks like it will be the internet to the rescue, again. Just the other day, I was browsing a site with vintage fabric. I loved the choices. I'm not sure how to find that site again, but
True Up is a blog with lots of links to fabric shops. It's fun to look at, even if you don't plan on sewing. The blogs
About page says: "
Despite it being a prevalent part of everyone’s daily lives, currently there are no blogs devoted solely to fabric. Well, OK, the fabric universe is huge. This blog focuses on fabric for crafting, quilting, apparel, and home decorating. It’s not about sewing, but about fabric for fabric’s sake. True Up is written by Kim Kight, fabric aficionado. She is an avid fabric collector with a particular interest in mid century prints."
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That is a GREAT and helpful bit of info! I can't wait to try out Eshow. Thanks for the tip! Have a blessed new year!