As I read more and more sewing blogs that do the same I have started tracing my patterns, especially if it is one I want to reuse again and again. This way, I don't have to buy multiple patterns to make a favorite article of clothing for my kids as they grow. I also love using washers from the hardware store as pattern weights...they help when tracing.

I have been wondering if making my own bias tape should be something that I need to do... especially since I am sewing with bias tape even more lately. This would be great to win for sure!

I grew up watching my mom sew many items of clothing for me and my sisters. When I was in junior high I decided that I wanted to learn to sew and basically with just a little verbal guidance from my mother I sat down and sewed a pair of doll pajamas (complete with feet..which impressed my mother to no end) for my niece.

I sewed various things for myself here and there over the years on my mother's machine and got my own machine the first Christmas after I was married.