So lately, I have been pretty much JUST sewing for work. I do sewing for the local area so it's all alterations and hemming and I've been kind of burned out. I have tried to sew a few things for myself but I just can't seem to hold my patience with anything. I even forced myself to cut out a pattern and fit a shirt for myself. I started cutting it on some vintage gingham fabric and realized I really should stop because I was cutting pretty recklessly! So without cleaning up that mess I looked at my fabric scraps and I had a ton of scraps left over from a reupholster job I did a few months ago. I knew I didn't want to throw them away, but I didn't have any ideas as to what I could do with it. I mean, I already made some oven mittens out of some of it, so I just started putting it together with out any plan. I started to free sew.
Free sewing is just like free writing, or doodling, or riffing on a guitar. It's just letting it flow, you know? I didn't look at the time, or anything, just joined 2 pieces here and a few more pieces there. I did lay some out so I could make larger squares kind of crazy quilt style. I did top stitching with thread from the vintage wooden spools. I kept going and emptied all the tread on quarter threaded bobbins. It was wonderful. Just sewing without any pressure, or plan. I honestly can't say that I have done that really. I do a lot of just cut and go and figure it out along the way, but there's still that pressure of wanting a product at the end. This was much more free. I didn't have to worry about the size of the pieces or anything. I did put it all together with what I had so far so here it is.
I already find myself wondering what else I will do with it. Who knows, maybe nothing. I guess that's the beauty of it. Do you free sew? I would love to see what you have done. :-)
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