Laura, a reader from Germany, asked a great question the other day through my Facebook page. She writes:
I am done… Lasted me three days great book!
So I am going to start the experiment for me as it is written in the back… See how that goes!
But there’s one little thing I am curious about what happend to the sewing mashine, did you ever touch it? I sew myself and I never tought I’ll be able to do it. It’s fun, I promise! Hope you have a great day!
Really good question Laura! The sewing machine is still with me… and still bright and shiny. I have yet to pull the thing out and attempt to make something. But I have a couple of factors that make it much more likely that I will more than I won’t. 1) We just moved into this house and I still need curtains and cute decorative pillows which is good motivation to break out the ole’ sewing machine and 2) My mom has moved back to the same town we’re living in and knows how to sew (though I have to overlook the fact that she failed to pass on that sewing wisdom when I was younger). Hoping she’ll give me some lessons at some point! If you (or any of my other wonderful readers) have any pointers, please share!
Until then, it sits in my hall closet and waits.
But – I did achieve one sewing accomplishment – remember the “holey” scarf I attempted, where my husband said it looked more like a face mask than something you’d wear around your neck?
I redeemed myself by making an actual scarf, and presented it to my hubby when he came home from his deployment. Of course, by then, it was summer time in Louisiana, and now that we live in Louisiana, he may never actually need a wool knitted scarf, but he still has it. And he can say his wife made it.
And the holes are even and everything!
Thanks for writing, Laura! If you have a question, feel free to send it to my email address at sara@sarahorn.com or at my Facebook page. Or if you still haven’t read the book for yourself, feel free to visit my online store and buy yourself a copy (or anywhere books are sold).
Hi, Do you want to be my sewing buddy? I was thrown out of sewing class by Sister Monica ( yes I went to convent school in the old days when nuns were scarey) for reading a book underneath the nightdress I was supposed to be sewing, it became a bike rag
Fast forward nearly forty years and my dear oldest son having heard this story a lot, plus my lament that I never did learn to sew, bought me a sewing machine for Christmas, and I have never dared to open it!!!
Sue, I love your story! Reminds me of my own horrible experience in home-ec my junior year – our final project was to sew pajamas – and it couldn’t be a night gown, but it had to be actual pajamas – I picked out probably the tackiest neon fish pattern (which apparently drove my home-ec teacher crazy because trying to match up the pattern with where the seams went to her liking was almost impossible). Pretty sure she wanted to retire after that.
I think you need to open your sewing machine. We’ll do it together… 1, 2, 3 – and go! (Um, maybe tomorrow.
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Thanks for commenting!
Sara
I loved your book and I do have to say that sewing is much easier than you might think. My suggestions first and foremost…your sewing machine, even if you’ve hardly used it or never used it should probably be brought in for servicing before you use it. Unfortunately, I learned the hard way. Mine sat in a closet for 10 years, I started to use it like crazy and then I started having a lot of problems. Mostly because it needed to be cleaned and oiled by a professional. Find out if there are any fabric shops near you that offer classes. You can bring your machine and make something either in one sitting or a few sittings! It’s a great way to learn and even after you know what you are doing it’s still fun to go make those little projects because they are great gifts for others and refreshers for you!
Good tips! If I ever decide to pull it out, I’ll have to do that, ha ha. One day! One day!