Sew a needle pulling thread

I enjoy sewing.
The first time I ever made anything with fabric, I was in grade eight and I made a denim apron and matching chef hat for my Dad. My only recollection of him ever wearing them is when he posed for a picture when I first brought them home. After that I was in theatre school and I was on the costume crew for a play. I was asked to narrow the pant legs on a pair of navy corduroy jeans. After I was shown how to use the unfamiliar sewing machine, I was off; it was like second nature for me. I bought my first sewing machine at a boxing day sale in 1988. I took the bus to Sears at Metrotown and purchased a Kenmore. A couple years ago I had to retire that machine and my friend Pansy gifted me the brand new Kenmore he'd just bought on a bit of a whim.
I've been sewing costumes, making aprons, constructing patchwork blankets, designing cool bags (I made a funky carrying bag for me Wii that Bug got for me) and much more.
I've even made some dresses for my son. Over the years he's wanted to dress festively for various events. We marched in the Pride Parade together in drag. I'd made a huge sweeping dress for myself and one for my son out of neckties. I chronicled our experience in a short story that became a part of an anthology called Charmed Lives (Lethe press 2006).
I've also made several things for Bug.
He wanted a bag to carry a new portable DVD player he'd bought. It had to carry the player, all the cords and a small stack of DVDs. Bug came up with the idea of putting a window in the flap and affixing a picture from his childhood on it. I took a piece of plastic from a cheap dollar store picture frame and hot-glued to the bag with the picture safely behind. It was a very clever idea and looks great. I've also made Bug a couple pillowcases, two napkins made with his signature skull motif fabrics and also a patchwork duvet cover with large squares of shirtless men material.
I've also altered much of Bug's clothes. His waist is so small that even small pants are big on him. I've had to take in all his sweat pants and pj bottoms.
I love that I have this ability to make things out of pieces of material. It's a good skill to have. Sewing is very creative and meditative for me, especially when I'm constructing a patchwork blanket, sewing on square to another square to another...

Until the next time...