For those of you who knew about this idea beforehand, I made it happen; for those of you who didn't, surprise! Either way, let me elucidate for a moment.
I decided to start this blog for several reasons. First and foremost is to share my experiences with different patterns that I use with you all, so you can benefit in some way from it. I plan on including patterns for crocheting, sewing (general and clothing especially), and of course quilting. Whether I give you a starting point, drop a few pointers for a particular pattern, or advise you to stay completely away from one for your own sanity. Secondly, for personal reasons, I think it would be nice to have my own written chronicle of things I've tried, even if no one else on the planet finds it interesting. As part of each post, I will be sure to say where the pattern came from, and if possible include a link to where you can find and/or buy it for yourself.
I will be adding tabs on the top, to help you all navigate different avenues that I plan to include as part of this blog. Shortly after this post is up, I'm planning on doing a general info & introduction tab (see the top of the blog, it should be there!) so that you all understand the system I've decided to use. I'm pretty excited about that, as I feel like it will provide lots of help for everyone! I may in time attempt to write my own tutorials, or do re-writes of ones that I think can benefit from clearer instructions. But I might not, so don't hold me to it. I will be adding and using labels on my posts to hopefully help you find particular things more easily, but I'm hoping to keep the number of labels to a minimum.
For those of you who don't know me or my background, here's a little bit. I was born and raised in a family of sewers. Both of my grandmothers sewed, profusely. One quilted, almost all by hand, and mostly from scraps that she was given or found at very discount prices. The other grandma, sewed everything. Clothes, quilts, doll clothes, toys. My mother is also an avid sewer. She tends towards clothing more than anything, which means that I grew up with a great resource in her, and I still go back to her for help and reference sometimes when needed. One day I will have to post a picture of some of the amazing dresses she has made for my daughter. Trust me, you'll drool.
I myself cannot tell you the first time I actually sat down and sewed something for the very first time. I have one acute memory of using some of my grandma's scraps to sew a rug for my Barbie house, downstairs in her basement, using her serger. I know I was younger than 8. In addition to the family knowledge, I also took a couple of classes in high school, am currently taking some quilting classes at a local shop, and continue to troll the internet looking for more ideas and ways to expand my know-how.
As for crocheting, my mom has also done a little of that as well. So when I started picking it up in high school, I was delighted to find that she had some resources tucked in the closet of her craft cupboard. As with sewing/quilting, I like to look for new patterns, slowly increasing the difficulty and improving my technique and understanding as I go.
Anyways, I look forward to sharing with you! If you ever have any suggestions or requests, please feel free to post them in a comment or email them to me, and we'll see what I can do! Thanks so much for visiting, and I hope you stick around to see what comes up next!
