Sewing Skills
If anyone ever asks if I sew, I will immediately refer them back to this beautiful skirt I made in Home Economics in 1983, proving that yes, I can sew! I had it in my mind that I was going to make a pleated, 100% wool skirt in a classic red-and-green tartan pattern, a kilt-style skirt that was incredibly popular in the early ’80s. What I didn’t realize was just how tricky it would be to create all those pleats while keeping the tartan pattern perfectly lined up. But I spent months working my way through this project, finally completing it and receiving an A for my efforts. Take that! So yes, I can sew…although this is also my one and only sewing project in the entire history of my life. Apparently, my sewing skills peaked in 1983. I wasn’t even sure I had kept the skirt, but of course I did. Why wouldn’t I? So while cleaning out my clothes yesterday and filling countless bags for Goodwill, I came across this amazing creation and immediately smiled with pride at my teenage sewing ski...
