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Packing v. Sewing

Yesterday, sewing won.  I made a garment!  My first non-costume wearable thing from scratch. 

I have this idea that instead of buying new clothes, I am going to re-purpose old clothes that I have found fault with.  I have lumped this project in with packing, which I am beginning to realize is functioning as packing procrastination.  Oh well.

The shirt I made yesterday afternoon (it took about six hours!) was once a dress I bought for $20 and decided it looked too “Junior Department.”  So, I dreamed up the chic top it could be.  Ta da! 

What’s really great is I am no longer afraid of the sewing machine!  I wound a bobbin correctly, threaded and re-threaded the machine, SEWED IN A ZIPPER, and fixed a number of tension problems.