Helping someone else sew something challenging is A LOT more challenging than sewing it yourself. I am so brain weary and stressed from 9 days of helping Rhiannon and Gillian make their Fashion Revue entries. There were so many moments when I just wanted to rip the garment from their hands and do it myself! How do you explain to someone that sometimes the proper sewing method to is to just mess with it until you get it right?!
They both picked projects that were beyond their ability level, and could not be persuaded to try something simpler. They've had to really stretch and challenge themselves, and have learned a ton, and not only about sewing. Lots of life lessons were learned in the process of sewing these outfits. Time management, perseverence, setting realistic goals, financial considerations of a large project, how to cope when you've got a bigger challenge than you anticipated, and so on. Probably the hardest thing for them has been the redos. Poor Rhiannon has had to rip out and redo SO many seams. When I learned to sew, my first stuff was kind of sloppy, but it didn't matter, because it was only for me, and I was proud of my efforts, and so was my mom, who taught me. But Gillian and Rhiannon are going to be judged on their work, and so they want it to be right, which has meant fixing lots of little (and big!) errors.
And while they've done all the actual cutting, sewing, etc, I've had to be available to answer questions, explain the pattern, teach them the proper technique to complete a piece, check their work, and show them how to undo, redo or fix problems, so I've gotten nothing else done all week.
I am once again behind in my office work, my house is a wreck, my garden is drooping from lack of water, and I'm running out of time to get on top of things. My little sister (whom I haven't seen in more than a year!) is coming for a visit on Tuesday, which means I need to finish getting the girls ready for fair by Monday.
And we have stuff scheduled all weekend.
Plus Fashion Revue on Saturday.
Aaaack!!
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My first sewed item was an apron when I was 5yo. The part I always had a hard time with was threading the machine.LOL
I'm so grateful to have learned to sew. I've used that skill so often, I couldn't imagine living without it.
Bravo to you for teaching them a life skill.
Sewing is fun!
I used to be good at threading needles, but now I have the girls do it for me because the needle eyes are much smaller than they used to be...
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