Hello Everyone!

So as the title says...Hello Everyone!  My name is Grace, and I am a seamstress.

Hi Grace.

Hi, fellow thread addicts.

So, background first.  I'm a college senior in Minnesota, graduating in December with a degree in history.  Not the most lucrative major, I know, but I love it.  Surprisingly, I don't do a lot of historical costuming, mostly because I'm cheap and I need clothes for theoretical jobs in the future.  I do have the material for an 1870s bustle dress sitting in my room at the parents' house right now -- maybe I'll get to that after graduation.

I probably learned to sew around third grade or so; there isn't really a time when I didn't know how to work a sewing machine.  My grandmother quilts and my mother grew up sewing her clothes, so it was a natural progression for me to learn.  I didn't get really good at it until freshman year though, when I took a Intro to Costume Design course from the Theatre department.  It basically re-taught me how to actually take my time when I sew, as opposed to finishing things half-assed because I want to move onto the next project.  It's also where I got the title of the blog -- the class mantra. (Clarke, if you're reading...thanks!  Also, when I'm a big sewing star, you will get the royalties.  Of course, I need to be a sewing star first...Working on that.)

As I said, I'm graduating soon, so I'm trying to upgrade my wardrobe to a more work-appropriate style. With a few exceptions, I'm putting the kibosh on fun sundresses and bright circle skirts (Star Wars dresses excepted.)  I love working with knits and I'm a huge geek, so the trick is to combine the two into a professional wardrobe.