Geeky Girl: Power Tools!

I've found through the years that many people have this misconception about girls who know how to sew. They think it's so domestic and frilly and ultra-feminine... And that because I sew, I'm super girly-girl and dainty... Neither position could be farther from the truth, and I've opened the eyes of many of my guy friends to the notion that sewing can be totally macho (eh, maybe not totally macho, but definitely convinced them it's not super girly!)

 This is how I see it... In the guy world, there are 2 very different ways to work with lumber... You can whittle away little bits and make fabulous works all by hand, or you can use power tools... Same over here with us girls, and I won't be caught dead with a crochet hook! Give me a power tool any day! And while I'm pretty sure my Singer won't cut your arm off like a power saw, it can still do some crazy damage to a finger or two if you aren't paying attention! (I've never sewn my finger, for the record... came close once, when I was stitching some leather I think, or a really thick fabric... in any case, I had the presser foot off and the needle managed to come down right on top of my fingernail, but I was going slowly enough it just barely pressed down on the nail, no puncture or anything =P ) Usually I'm quite the petal to the metal girl on that presser foot, especially when I'm making something as mundane as curtains like I was this week!

Bright red, solid color curtains...For my car =P haha me and the muscle man are going on a road trip this weekend, and since it's a bit farther than we'd like to drive in one day, we're driving halfway and then sleeping on the road (not literally one the road, just not in a hotel haha!) I saw an article the other week with tips on how to sleep in your car and I was so intrigued, and asked my man if he'd be game for trying it, he was totally on board! So I decided to give us some privacy with custom car curtains, and since I have tons of fabric laying around I just used what I could find. I'll totally be giving a re-cap next week of how it went, I'm so excited!

They only took me an hour or so, and although I left some raw edges, I'm pretty pleased with how they turned out! It amazes me how many people (boys included haha!) have no idea how simple it is to sew things like this on a machine for your home... And you can buy a decent sewing machine for under $100, and then you aren't tied down to only home decor designs you can find in a store... Now yes, garment making is a bit more tricky, but when it comes to simple things like curtains and hemming (as in making pants/shirts the correct length) machine sewing is so easy, it's a shame it's gotten such a bad rap as being so girly hehe