So I Bought a Sewing Machine

My mom tried to teach me to sew. I took Home Ec for a few weeks in Junior High... 15 years ago. It never stuck, and I didn't have a machine anyway. But then I started watching HGTV and seeing all those neato projects. Then I realized that, living away from home, I had to shell out $8 every time I bought a pair of pants because my mom wasn't hemming them for me.

Then I had kids.

Do you have any idea how many neato projects there are for babies and toddlers? For girls? Every time I'd see a new one I'd think "I wish I could sew."

Fed up with that, I finally just did it last Thursday. I told me husband during the day that my Mother's Day present was a sewing machine (unknowingly stealing his thunder, he'd already bought me Sims 2), did some research, and bought what was in my price range... the bare bones Kenmore at Sears. I had some store credit and some money we were given for our anniversary. What's more - our Sears offers free lessons. On a night my husband doesn't work. Sign me up!

There she is. I'm thinking of calling her Suzy. Please also note my mom's old wicker sewing basket and the muse hanging from the ceiling panel. I found her while cleaning up that area to make space for Suzy.