It’s Sew Easy!
I grew up in the country and when I was a little girl, my mom sewed most of my clothes. Once I was older, my friends and I spent hours sharing patterns and oohing and ahhing over the latest fabrics each of us had found at the store. My friend Nancy always seemed to find the best and most beautiful fabrics and was really a whiz at creating the most gorgeous dresses. (She’d make beautiful mid-calf dresses for school with a thousand buttons down the front — each with a perfect button hole that made the rest of us VERY envious!)
While I no regularly longer sew my own clothes, it’s still fun to pull out the machine for fun projects — vests, pillows, blankets, etc. And what could be more fun that having a fabric imprinted with your favorite pooch?!
Kim Niles is an artist who knows how to make sewing fun for the dog lover with her dog-print fabrics at Spoonflower.com. She has fabrics with darling Westies, Yorkies, Pomeranians, and Maltese. There are designs with dogs in the kitchen, in the garden, snuggled for bed — even water tubing! And, of course, Christmas designs for you to get a jump start on those holiday projects.
If you’re looking for something to get you inspired to get crafty or add something fun to your wardrobe, check out Kim’s fabrics, sew something fabulous, then send us a photo to post! You new to sewing? Remember — Fit As Fido reminds you that learning something new and keeping your mind active with skills like sewing will help keep you mentally sharp as you age. So it’s fun AND healthy! Happy sewing!
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