HOG pants

I cannot sew. My mother sewed. I could even tell her about what I wanted and she could make it. I designed some dresses in high school and she made them for me! She sewed, especially for my sisters and me, but she could do anything with a sewing machine or not! My sisters can sew, my daughters and daughter-in-law can sew, but not me! I took 4-H when I was in grade school. My first project was sewing a brown turtle with green stitching to make a bean bag. As we were driving up to the lookout where my mom worked, all of us were riding in the back of the pick-up. I saw my project blow out but the road was so dusty I never saw it again!

Later, I was making a dress in another 4-H class. I purchased material, white with little yellow and black Scottie dogs on it, with flourescent bones painted on. After I sewed the sleeves shut, I gave up, never to sew again except for repairs.

Last year I purchased some leather pants for our trip through winter weather to the Laughlin River Run. The pants were too long, so I turned them inside out, folded them up to where I wanted them, then made the mistake that a real seamstress would not make - I cut them off on the upper edge of the fold, not the lower one! Therefore cutting off about 2 inches more than I should have. I did not realize this until I got on the bike and my pants were too short and came up too far and my legs became cold as we rode!

Luckily, if there is some luck here, I saved the pieces I had cut off. I had some vision of beading something great onto the leather pieces.

My brother has a sewing machine that sews leather. He sews tarps, etc. I asked him if he could sew my cut off pants parts back on. I said I didn't care how it was done, if it was too long again, I would just chop them off with scissors, like I had before. I handed over the pants and the pieces.

Look what he did!

When I got my pants back, he had not only sewed them back together, but also added fringes and even very nicely hemmed the britches. I was so happy, they are so fancy now, and they match my fringed Langlitz jacket!

Thanks Bro! Best job ever! I sure do appreciate you and all you do! Keep on truckin'!