Stitch by Stitch

Sew, Mama, Sew is giving away a serger. Not just any serger, a Husqvarna Viking serger. Swoon. I REALLY want a serger...this serger. I want this serger so badly that I did something so unlike me for my entry. I made a music video complete with an original song written by my husband and me for this giveaway. There have been a lot of late nights and early mornings during the completion of this project.

Before you watch it, I have a short disclaimer:
Like I said, this was very unlike me. I am a sing-in-the-shower kind of girl and definitely not an actress. Also, please don't take it too literally. (In actuality, I have two children, a boy and a girl, and I love to sew for them both.) My grandpa always said there were two ways to tell a story; one tells the actual events, the other expresses more the feeling of the story. I opted for the latter. Sewing is a defining part of who I am and has been for as long as I can remember. The song says it all much better than I could any other way, so without much ado, here it is (with the lyrics after):



Here's the link, just in case: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ9m7U7hsMk

Stitch by Stitch Lyrics

A needle in hand.
A wedding in mind.
A little girl stitching and then she
Pulls it tight,
Ties a knot,
And then she holds it up for the world to see.

She's made a dress of gingham blue.
Her dolls lined up in sets of two.
Stitch by stitch her dreams come true,
As she's becoming someone new.

But with a serger she could sew,
Cute clothing as she learns and grows.
She's using all the things she knows.

Here she goes.

But with a serger she could be,
Something for all the world to see,
Although she's still just four foot three.

Sew mama sew.

A ring on my hand.
A wedding in mind.
I’m all grown up and a bride to be.
Yards of white.
Satin silk.
And then I hold it up for the world to see.

My wedding dress, my mother’s too.
Something borrowed, something blue.
Stitch by stitch, my dreams come true.
Now I'm becoming someone new.

But with a serger I could sew,
cute clothing as I learn and grow.
I’m using all the things I know.

Here I go.

But with a serger I could be,
Something for all the world to see.
Sewing the best of all that’s me.

Sew mama sew.

A needle in hand.
A baby in mind.
A dress hanging in the nursery.
My water breaks.
A hospital ride.
The doctor holds her up for the world to see.

My baby girl when she turned two,
I made a dress of gingham blue.
Stitch by stitch my dreams come true,
Again becoming someone new.

But with a serger I could sew,
Cute clothing as my daughter grows,
And so I ask sew mama sew.

Here we go.

But with a serger I could be,
Something for all the world to see.
Help me become the best of me.

Sew mama sew.



**If I were to make a pop-up version, here are some of the fun facts I'd include:
That is actually a shot of me in the hospital just after giving birth to my daughter. The shot still makes me tear up.
That is my original wedding dress.
I sewed the blue skirt featured, but haven't blogged about it yet.
My husband composed and recorded the music himself using tools from work. (He makes and scores movies to help teach English in the summers when he's not teaching junior high. Have I ever told you that?)
That is him playing cello too.
He was also the cinematographer for this video. He is a man of many talents and loves me enough to share them with me for a chance to win a serger.

Yellow Tunic

There are three excellent reasons to be married to a school teacher: June, July, and August. It's been a wonderful summer of sewing and sleeping in. Thank you Darling! I did a little stash busting and am happy to say that I have used up nearly all of this $1.50/yd striped fabric from Wal-Mart. I love it when an impulse buy proves useful.

This little tunic is one of my favorite summer creations.

Now I want one too!

I love that little crooked smile!

Burda Style

I was so pleased and shocked when I opened up my email from BurdaStyle and found my Vera-Ellen dress staring back at me. It was picked as one of the "Best of July" member creations! You can see it featured and vote for it here.

*Update:
As of Sept. 19th, it seems I have the most votes! I'm really not sure what that means, but I'm guessing it will be part of an end of the year round-up or something. No matter what, I am THRILLED!