Oh my gosh, this Apparel Construction class is crazy. Since my mom and many people I know are great sewers you would think I would be a pro. Not exactly! I thought I would share some funny stories from my class.

Before we started making our first project (boxers), we were learning the basics about the sewing machine. My teacher was showing us how to thread the machine. She was about to thread the needle by hand until I showed her that the machine had an automatic threader. Really, my SEWING teacher didn’t know our machine had an automatic threader. It was too funny. Another thing I had to teach my teacher, and then the class, was the blanket stitch by hand. I taught myself how to do the stitch first and then showed my teacher. It was an interesting day.

Now my teacher is not the only one who makes funny mistakes. So far I have had some mishaps of my own. On my first pair of boxers I sewed the fronts together and the backs, so the boxers looked like they had cowboy legs. On my first pair of boxers I also didn’t check the hems to be sure they were the same length before I turned them in, Oops! One leg was ¼ of an inch longer than the other.

I am on my skirt now, so I hope things go better! More on that later.

Sarah