Felicia's Best

     Ever since I was a little child I have always found the thrill in creating new "master pieces".  I have thus found sewing an awesome little hobby to have.  I received my first sewing machine in fifth grade and couldn't have been happier.  Ever since that day I always feel accomplished when i finish a project.  My best project was the first spring dress I had ever created.

     Having prior experience in the sewing department made going into High School sewing classes a smoother transition from middle school.  It wasn't until I heard the news that I would be creating a dress that I became really pumped.  The task set before me was to find a pattern and then go pick out and purchase the fabric needed including all the supplies required.  Then I would have to put cut the pattern to the appropriate size and follow the directions for the garment.  This all had to fit in to the alloted time frame given by the teacher in charge.

     This task may seem like a no brainer or easy.  The trick was that the pattern chosen had seven possible dress designs included.  So I had to go through the pattern and pick the pieces I believed to work best and then put it all together.  Once this was done the smaller parts to making a dress where added such as ironing, cutting, pinning, and hemming.  It takes a lot of focus and determination to get through this process at times.  Not to mention a whole lot of pin pricks to the fingers.  

     Then the day came when I added the zipper, the finishing touch, and had finally completed my dress. I was overjoyed when I was able to try on my dress for the last time to see if I had managed to make it fit me and sure enough it did.  My head had a place to go and my arms could fit nicely beneath the straps.  I was in heaven standing in front of the mirror twirling around and my dress flowing gracefully with me.  I had finally made an amazing dress that I could proudly show off and say, "Yeah, I made this dress.  No big deal".  

      My thrill comes from designing and creating new items that take a little more effort than some may be willing to give.  I was at my best the day I created my first dress and since then have created many more.  I feel as though I am in my own world when I am working on my latest project.  I feel even better when I can proudly wear something I made and it not look as though I had made it.  I was at my best this day and it has led me to do many more creative dress designs that I wouldn't have thought of without first having back ground in dress making.  Oh and I forgot to mention that I received an A+ on that project.