Sewing Success!

I got my graded skirts back last night in class and I got a B+! I think the teacher must have graded on effort, not results - I actually said that to her after getting my grade and she downplayed that, saying that she could tell I knew what I was supposed to do and was learning. She also said what everyone else has - that sewing takes lots of practice to get good. She said that when she started she had trouble getting her topstitching straight for awhile.

So whew! What a relief. I know I shouldn't care about grades in this program anyway, as I already have 1.) an undergrad accounting degree 2.) a master's in tax and 3.) will have an MBA one year from now. However, that perfectionist tendency comes out and I can't just ignore the whole grading aspect.

Yay!

Also, my button-down shirt is actually coming together very well! I made all the darts in the front and back (it has normal darts in the front and then these long "princess seam" type darts in the front and back) and everything still lined up (notches, raw edges, etc.) when I basted the shoulder seams and side seams together. It actually fits quite well!! I have to do something about the length of it, which I could have done before I cut out the pattern, but this time I was primarily just trying to get everything to fit together correctly. We are using sergers to finish all the seams on the shirt, so I got mine threaded just in time!!

I'm so glad I stuck with this even though I was so frustrated before. Thanks again to everyone for their encouraging comments - it helped so much more than you can know!

Comments

[Adrienne]

YAY! Glad you are learning!! Glad this week was better than last lol.

[Heather R]

Congrats on the class. I'm the same way with grades. ;-p

[Maryanne]

WOO HOO!!! Congratulations Robin! And so glad the shirt is coming together so nicely :)

[Marin]

Despite all that stuff I said about relaxing and enjoying, it's pretty cool you got a good grade too.

[Jenny]

Yay! I'm so glad you're back in love with the sewing. I definitely got bit by the sewing bug again too. Did you see the birthday present that Joe got me?

[Melanie]

Way to stick with it! Some skills are harder to learn than others, and sewing definitely takes time and patience (not my forte, but you're more motivated!). Congrats!

[Kim]

Wow, how do you grade skirts?

[Bobbi]

I'm glad to hear it's working out for you now! Pretty soon I'll be jealous of your knitting skills AND your sewing! LOL

[Sharon]

congratulations!

[Monica]

That's wonderful, Robin! I'm so glad to hear your happy with your class and that the skirts got good grades. I can't wait to see the shirt. Maybe I can get some pointers from you on mine!

[Kasia]

Congrats on B+ that's great! You see it was all worth the effort!

[Ruby]

Delighted for you. Its so hard not to be tough on yourself when you're that type of person. My daughter's just received exam results and despite getting A grades is still disappointed in her performance because she knows she could have done better! What do you do?

xx

[marjorie]

Glad you are feeling better about your progress. There are simply things that take longer to learn than others. Don't let yourself get discouraged and consider every "error" something that contributes to your knowledge.

[Michelle]

Yay! See you didn't have anything to worry about!