I always have ideas in my mind, but I'm usually too nervous or scared to bring them to life.
I used to sew with my grandmother as a kid, but I've never done it on my own. She always helped bring my ideas to fruition, and really helped me see them throgh to completion. We made clothes, hemmed formal dresses, and made lots of costumes.
Since she passed away 6 years ago, I've limited myself and what I think I can do.
Now that I have a family of my own, I decided I needed to just get a sewing machine.
I was so lucky and got the exact machine I wanted (Brother CS6000i) for Mother's Day, from my amazing husband.
I really wanted it, but I didn't know where to start or what to do. I did a lot of research and read every single review I could find. When it arrived, I left it in the box. I didn't even want to open the box without having a good knowledge of what to do with it. I was NOT going to mess this up! I downloaded a digital copy of the instruction manual, and read it like a book before bed every night. I watched youtube how-to videos. I even signed up for sewing classes that will be starting in about a week!
I've had this machine for a month, in the box, waiting for me in the garage. I figured I should meet it before I have to sit in class with it for a couple hours every week.
Tonight, I opened it.
I took it out very carefully. I looked everything over to make sure it was just as I had read. It was like I knew it without ever meeting it before!
I set it up on my covered patio and stared at it for a little while. It really is daunting!! I was so afraid of something going wrong.
First thing's first, I had to make a bobbin.
I pulled out the spool holder, stuck my spool on the spindle, wrapped the thread around, laced it through the bobbin holes, stuck the bobbin on the bobbin spindle, and snapped it into place. The only thing left to do was push the go pedal and hold on tight to the string!
It whirrrrred away, and I watched the thread quickly spiral up and down, filling the bobbin with shiny white thread.
Oh my god, I did it! My grandma would be so proud!!
Next, I had to actually thread the machine. Spiral, down, up, down, and through the needle... wooooo! I did that, too!
My machine does have some fancy auto-thread thing, but I couldn't figure that part out. Oh well, I threaded it just fine.
I popped the bobbin in the table area, and threaded that through with no problem.
I grabbed a strip of plain purple scrap cotton fabric and decided to give it a go...
I did it! I totally cheered myself on in my head.
I folded fabric, I sewed line after line, and I even back stitched them.
I proudly showed my husband the simple lines I did and he showered me with praise. Even my 4 year old was like, "Wow! Good job, Mommy!"
I'm so excited for my sewing class to start, and I can't wait to "Make all the things!!"
It feels good to know I have the courage to be creative. I don't want to limit myself or what I am capable of, and I'm ready to keep moving forward.
