LenaBeena

Have to plead guilty. I said I never would, was told I never should, thought I never could...............but I did and am glad! Wish now I had done this much earlier (over 70 years). So what on earth did I do? Hold on to your sewing machines.............I sewed both a dress and now doing a quilt..............following a pattern. (deep sigh) In Home Ec. we were taught following a pattern was not creating, but copying. So to learn we did our own measuring, fitting, etc. It is remarkable how much easier this way is. I can hardly believe it. The dress is actually a costume for a play and the pattern was give to me along with the fabric. Its for a Shakespeare production and quite fancy. The quilt pattern was a birthday gift from a fellow quilter who does amazing work.......using patterns, and she thought I would like it. So spread the word friends, patterns are not evil, they are practical and good.