The best souvenirs from any vacation are definitely the plastic doo-dads that, no matter where you buy them or which place name is stamped into them, they always have that sticker that says, "Made in China."
But since we were unable to secure any of those during our trip to Hawaii this spring, we had to settle for actually buying something that we'd use again.
Kevin bought a conch shell that he is learning to play. And by "learning to play," I mean "blowing loud, irreverent fart noises within earshot of all our neighbors." But it's still cooler than trinkety garbage.
My souvenir purchases were made at a fabric shop. I originally went in to buy fabric to make myself a Hawaiian sundress. I did get some of that, but it has yet to be made into anything. While we were in there, Kevin picked out some fabric for me to make him an Aloha shirt. I bought a pattern off of ebay or something, and just yesterday I finished it!
It only took me 3 days to make it: 1 for cutting out the pieces, then 2 for sewing it together and learning how to do buttonholes (not that hard, once you learn).
You may notice (now that I'm bragging by pointing it out) that the fabric on the front perfectly matches where the two sides are buttoned together. Next I'd like to say it was on purpose, but that would be a lie.
I do brag, but I don't lie. :)
So now Kevin has possibly the world's coolest Aloha shirt, and I can check "Learning to make clothing" off my list of things to do during my lifetime.
But since we were unable to secure any of those during our trip to Hawaii this spring, we had to settle for actually buying something that we'd use again.
Kevin bought a conch shell that he is learning to play. And by "learning to play," I mean "blowing loud, irreverent fart noises within earshot of all our neighbors." But it's still cooler than trinkety garbage.
My souvenir purchases were made at a fabric shop. I originally went in to buy fabric to make myself a Hawaiian sundress. I did get some of that, but it has yet to be made into anything. While we were in there, Kevin picked out some fabric for me to make him an Aloha shirt. I bought a pattern off of ebay or something, and just yesterday I finished it!
It only took me 3 days to make it: 1 for cutting out the pieces, then 2 for sewing it together and learning how to do buttonholes (not that hard, once you learn).
You may notice (now that I'm bragging by pointing it out) that the fabric on the front perfectly matches where the two sides are buttoned together. Next I'd like to say it was on purpose, but that would be a lie.
I do brag, but I don't lie. :)
So now Kevin has possibly the world's coolest Aloha shirt, and I can check "Learning to make clothing" off my list of things to do during my lifetime.
2 comments:
Wow -- great job! I was noticing how the sides lined up before you mentioned it, too. That seems like it would be the trickiest part. (Unless you're me, when threading the sewing machine needle would be the trickiest part).
Anyway -- it looks TERRIFIC!
I love the fabric, the pattern...the whole thing! You did so awesome! Want to come to AZ and teach me a thing or two? I am ripping out my hair over darts right now! GRRRRRR!
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