I’m no domestic Goddess

I've been sewing for the kids — not because I want to but because I have to.  They need some special clothes for school that I can't find in the store. 

I learned how to sew thirty-five years ago, and hated it.  I therefore stopped sewing for thirty-four years.  However, with children, needs sometimes dictate what we do.  I therefore got myself a $45.00 sewing machine on eBay last year, and I've been off to the races . . . so to speak.  

What I've learned is that thirty-four years has taught me some level of patience and given me a little bit more coordination, but absolutely no skill.  The things I turn out are workable, but just barely. 

The process, however, while a bit fatiguing, isn't painful anymore.  Indeed, I'm sometimes thrilled by my ability to follow the serpentine and often unintelligible directions that accomplish every sewing project.

Will I have get good at this?  I sincerely doubt it.  Nevertheless, I'm pleased that I can meet my children's needs and that my kids are still young enough to be impressed.

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