“Why do you sew your own dresses?”, someone may ask. Do you know what you would tell them? Why DO you sew?
There is a “why” in everything you do. Finding the why can actually empower you to have motivation and inspiration to keep doing what your doing, even when the going is tough.
Uncover your why in sewing your own dresses and you will find out that it actually makes a lot of difference in how you look at sewing dresses for yourself and will give you a reason to keep going.
The why in sewing
There are lots of reasons why you would sew dresses for yourself. One could be that you just love sewing and enjoy the ability to sew your own clothing. Maybe sewing is soothing to you and you just love to sit at the sewing machine and create.
Sewing is creating and some people love creating and experimenting and sewing is that creativity that they love. There is a certain satisfaction that comes from wearing something beautiful that you have made. The same satisfaction is there also when you create something else. Creating something like cooking a delicious meal or a beautiful birthday cake.
Why do you sew? : finding your why
When you think about sewing a dress, what are the first thoughts that you have? Are you thinking how difficult this is going to be or are you thinking that you just can’t wait to get started?
If sewing a dress is overwhelming, what part is overwhelming? Do you struggle with the fact that you need to sew for yourself?
Knowing the why in sewing your own dresses will help you to struggle less and find more motivation and less overwhelming feelings every time a dress needs to be sewn.
Let’s look at a few reasons why you would sew your own dresses.
Do you sew and wear dresses because that’s how you grew up and that’s just how you expect to do keep doing it? That’s a good reason but don’t you think there is something deeper? Why would you wear a dress? Why wouldn’t you just buy any dress in the store? It would be a lot easier than sewing, right?
Do you sew dresses because you really love to sew? Again, isn’t it deeper than just the love of sewing? All kinds of things can get sewn that are as useful as dresses.
Maybe you sew dresses because you believe that it saves money. If you would add up the money it costs to buy fabric and patterns and notions, and then add the hours it takes to make one dress, does it really save money?
Why do you sew – going deeper
Going deeper with the why in sewing your own dresses could look like this. That wearing dresses means you are showing those around you are not afraid to be feminine. Being feminine is how God created us as women and He meant it to be that way.
Sewing your own dresses gives you the control over the modesty of the dress and making something that fits you in particular so that it looks beautiful on you. It gives you control over the style of the dress and the type of fabric used.
Sewing your own dresses gives a good outlet for creativity plus gives you something to wear.
What to do about the why
Once you have found your “why”, write it down. Then, put it somewhere so that you can read it the next time you sew a dress.
And then you can say to yourself, that’s right, this is why I sew dresses for myself. Now you don’t need to feel bogged down with the “Have too’s” and the “I should’s”. No, now there is a reason that makes sense and that you can go by every time you need to sew.
Find your why in sewing your own dresses, write it down and remind yourself of the why every time you get ready to sew. This will empower you to keep going and be motivated and inspired to sew again and again.
Do you know what your why is in sewing your own dresses? I would love to know what it is! Let me know in the comments below!
