Every year, I and another mom hemmed and repaired the school band uniforms. Of course, the kids had outgrown the one they had the year before and there were never enough long legged or teeny waisted pants. Our kids’ senior year, we got new uniforms and nothing was hemmed. Not the pants, not the arms, nothing. And half the decorations had to be hand stitched on. Whew! Yeah, I made the mistake of hand stitching on our kids’ patches to their jackets so the lining wouldn’t be messed up and every other kid begged me to stitch their’s on, too. Talk about sore fingers! But I did it out of love and knew their parents wouldn’t do it for them. Heck, some parents couldn’t be bothered to get them patches they’d earned, but they magically got sewing on. Lil’ Missy made All State Band both years she tried out and won everything she ever entered so had patches covering the back, the front and down both sleeves.
Back in college, our one and only twirler would come to my dormroom and we’d rip apart her costumes every week so she’d have a different look for halftime. That was fun! Everyone thought she had a dozen costumes instead of just three.
Daughter showed up late Sunday so it was a major rush job to get the three panel drapes turned into two panels. It wasn’t the neatest work but it got done. She happened upon her old band jacket and took it with her.
Ouch....patches! I’ve sewn a few on, too. Mostly for Scouts. Finally, hubby started taking them to one of our cleaners. I know what you mean about not trying to sew through the lining....we didn’t have to worry about that, with the Scout patches.
Love the story about the band uniforms. Lots of love sewn into those legs, sleeves, etc. I bet your daughter has many great memories with her band jacket....and will with the curtains, too.
That’s what I love about sewing for someone....giving the gift of memories.
Whatta mom! Awesome! I wouldn't trade one minute of my kids' growing years.