You can sew anything...........right?

As I said at the very beginning - I AM A QUILTER!  That does not mean that I'm a seamstress.   As insane as it sounds, I take large pieces of fabric, cut them into smaller pieces and sew them back together.  I'm not sure if it's the concept that confuses the average person or if they only hear the word "SEW".  They roll all that around in their head a few seconds and then come back with "You can sew anything, right?"

It started about twenty years ago when my oldest granddaughter was convinced MeMom could sew anything.  She would bring me a broken plastic toy and ask me to sew it.  Unfortunately, she never outgrew that belief.  She is now a fashion major in college.  One weekend last year she came home and announced we were designing and making a 1960's outfit for a barbie doll.  "Huh?????????????  I don't sew clothes, remember?"  Obviously, she had amnesia.  This outfit was to have bell bottom pants and a button up blouse with flared sleeves.  I asked if she realized that the bodice on this blouse might be 3/4 inch long and it was supposed to button up?????????  Heaven help me!  That weekend I figured out how to fake a button closure on a microscopic blouse and my granddaughter was introduced to a sewing machine.  "We" made an A.  As far as I'm concerned, that barbie outfit ought to be in a glass trophy case and preserved forever.

My "sewing" adventure continues.  Have I mentioned that I'm a quilter and don't like to sew?  A good friend at work has a great dane puppy.  One morning a few weeks ago she showed me a picture of a great dane in a ballerina Halloween costume and says, "You can make one of these, right?" "She can't be the only dog at Day Care without a costume".  This would have been a good time to politely back out of her office and forget we had this conversation.  Instead I heard myself saying, "Sure, what's her measurements?"  (Where is a great dane's waist, anyway?)  It must have been one of those senior moments people talk about.  Off I went to the fabric store to buy net and something frilly.  Had I ever made a tutu?  Nope, I'm a quilter afterall.

 Sophie was not thrilled with wearing her costume and refuses to go to ballet class but my friend and I had a lot of fun making sure she was appropriately dressed for Halloween.

I'm still not convinced I can sew everything but my family and friends are trying to change that.

Peace to all,

Paula