happy mother's day to my mom

Is there a sewing gene? Or is sewing a learned behavior? Either way, I do believe that I picked up my sewing abilities from my Mom. My Mom made nearly all my clothes for me, up through 2nd grade. This is my second grade picture. I loved this cute skirt jumper she made for me so much. She changed the pocket detail to look like an envelope. And she made the two of us the cutest mother-daughter matching outfits. Full gowns, dresses, some with matching hats!

I have memories from a very early age (when I was 8 months old) of the warm light from my Mom's sewing machine reflecting on the ceiling when I was lying in my crib. I remember the sound of the machine, and particularly, the sound the scissors made when she placed them back on the sewing table. The happy sounds of sewing at that early age is what, I believe, makes me do what I do today.

This touched me: my Mom wants me to make her one of my skirts for Mother's Day! She says that the other skirts I have made her are her favorites and she wears them all the time. I am particularly touched because I remember when she told me how good she felt when she made a suit especially for my Grandmother (her Mom). I like carrying on this special tradition. I am going to make her a custom variation of the Rancho Skirt in fabrics and colors I know she will love. Happy Mother's Day MOM!! (I'm sure my Dad will read this first. He keeps up with my blog :-) See you on Sunday Mom and Dad! Looking forward to it!