I felt an obligation when I had a child to learn to sew. I had before this time picked up a bit of a needle and thread. Maybe attempted to darn a sock or in my teenage years ruin an item of clothing in the search of fashion. However there was always something holding me back from attempting to tame the beast that is the sewing machine. In a self defeatist way I would often state,'I can't sew, looks too hard'. But having a child changes you, I wanted cute stuff. I was on maternity leave. I had, had a baby, that's was pretty hard to do, I figured I'd give the sewing a bit of a crack. I started with a sew basic creatures from a lovely book, 'Hop, Skip, Jump', I had bought in a pharmacy in Longreach. Everyone knows all cutting edge sewing literature is sold in the outback. So after whipping out a few cloud pillows and the odd fox, now I think I can sew. Which I can, just not really well. I have mastered enough to be able to patch my sons pants and make a very lopsided t-shirt. My son's first birthday is coming up and it's a fancy dress party. How to make extremely cute kids cuter? Put a tail and pair of ears on them. Perhaps I should try to further harness my sewing prowess and start designing a little number for Lou. Not sure what to choose though, too many options.
Grab the book Hop, Skip, Jump and check out Fiona Daltons blog while your there.
