I had a revelation earlier this week: My favorite sewing projects involve sewing for my soon-to-be 9-year-old son. I've thought on this, and there seem to be a few reasons for this preference. First, everything's smaller and more manageable for me, as opposed for laying out a dress pattern for myself. Second, I like the challenge of creating attractive clothing for boys ... sewing for girls is easy. They have so many more pattern and fabric options, but for boys? Not so much. When you sew for boys, you have to rely on your own creativity. Third, my son is very discriminating about his clothes. He knows what he likes and doesn't like, and I get a lot of helpful input when I create something for him. And fourth, he's usually a happy customer. He loves what I make for him and wears the garments proudly. One of my proudest moments as a sewist was when he disdainfully looked at the cheap Halloween costumes in a department store and said, "I'd never wear one of those; your costumes are so much better."
I'm not an expert sewist or a stay-at-home mom with oodles of free time. I'm a Boston-based journalist/author/ghostwriter who, like many mothers, juggles a lot of work and personal projects. I hope you'll find my blog of interest as I start documenting everything I sew for my son. I'll share websites and tips that make sewing for boys, whether they're infants or scrubby-faced teenagers, gratifying as well as fun and educational. Another goal of this blog is to share sources of great fabric for boys' clothes. So please stick around!
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