Sewing was a part of my mom's life from the time of my birth. She made her clothes, my clothes, and my doll's clothes. When I was about six or seven I received a little hand-cranked sewing machine. How I wish I still had that thing to place on my sewing room shelf. Her sewing machine at the time was a sleek black Blue Grass. It looked a lot like the old Singers. Her next machine was a Singer 301. It is still in operation today, My mom has passed on and I am keeping my fingers crossed that no one else wants that machine. I want to take it home with me.
The first actual garment I made though was a sundress when I was in the seventh grade. Before that it was embroidery.