It’s National Sewing
Month!
September is
National Sewing Month. According the National
Sewing Month website, this observance of sewing came about in 1982 when
President Ronald Reagan declared September National Sewing Month “In recognition
of the importance of home sewing to our Nation.”
I don’t know where
you learned to sew, but I got my start at school in Home Economics and from
watching my mother sew. The first thing I ever remember sewing was a simple
apron. The girls in Home Ec. took a length of fabric, sewed a hem in one side.
Then we ran a twill ribbon long enough to go around our waists, and tie at the back, into the hem
opening. I chose a gold, solid fabric, which was probably from my mother’s
quilt stash. It wasn’t very pretty, but it was serviceable. I can still see
that project in my mind’s eye.
From there, I
learned how to sew my own clothes and made many of my dresses as a teenager. As
an adult I often sewed doll clothes and dresses for my daughter. I even made a
couple of suit coats and pants for my husband. Nowadays most of my sewing
projects are mending for my daughter and quilts.
To celebrate national Sewing Month, why not stitch a project or two. There are two weeks left in September, which is enough time to complete a simple project, like the apron I talked about earlier. It’s an easy project you can do with a daughter or son who likes to cook. Decorate it by stitching their name on and letting them paint a picture of food on the fabric using fabric markers. When children have their own aprons cooking with Mom is a lot more fun.
Free projects at Sewing & Craft Alliance (SCA) website
I've told you my first sewing project. Where did you learn to sew and what was the first thing you sewed?
Catherine Castle is not only an award-winning author, she is
an award-winning gardener. You can see her gardens and read about her book, The Nun and the Narc, at her
website. http://catherinecastle1.wordpress.com
