Truth be told, I didn't always love to sew. Correction- I always loved to make things, I didn't always love to follow a pattern and/or instructions. I took a sewing class my freshman year of high school and it sort of tainted me and experience with patterns and "organized sewing."
From then on I just sort of winged it if I wanted to sew something. I mostly stuck to throw pillows, curtains, costumes and simple skirts. And that one time I recovered my couch, we'll talk about that another time.
Along with no patterns, I wouldn't do anything I was scared of. All of which involved buttons, zippers, elastic thread, Velcro, bias tape, and sewing a curve. None of it. So basically I was limited to straight lines and elastic. I decided I was going to conquer my sewing fears and just do it. So I did, and it didn't always work out the first time, but eventually it did work out. Patterns became less of a mystery and I started getting some confidence. Now sewing has become part of me. This quote wasn't intended for in the context of sewing, but it fits my story perfectly; “That which we persist in doing becomes easier to do, not that the nature of the thing has changed, but our power to do so is increased.” Heber J. Grant
So make a list of all things you are scared to sew, grab a friend who knows what they are doing (hopefully that can be me and my tutorials) and get to it.
So make a list of all things you are scared to sew, grab a friend who knows what they are doing (hopefully that can be me and my tutorials) and get to it.
