After cruising on Pinterest last night for baby shower gift ideas, I found the "easiest" idea in the world, and planned throughout the wee morning hours about the fabrics I would buy to make these simple but cute burp cloths. A morning trip to JoAnn's Fabrics was a success in that I discovered cute flannel and terry cloth for my project, and two colors of thread. Lunch was a quick peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and then on to more exciting things. I found my Singer Featherweight in the closet, pulled it out and set it up on my table. After reviewing the blog I had pinned last night, I carefully cut the fabrics and was ready to SEW! Unfortunately, I could not remember how to thread my machine after ten years of not tackling any sewing projects. Can I just say I was so frustrated and then I could not find my manual either! Fortunately, my mom only lives a few blocks away so I placed a quick call to her for HELP!! Thankfully, Mom is very good with sewing so, within a few minutes, she appeared on my front porch with a decent pair of sewing scissors, some pins and her knowledge and expertise about sewing! After much trial and error, she was able to thread the machine and complete one burp cloth. So CUTE! Because she knows me very well, and knows I'm a failure with sewing projects, she suggested that I go to the store to buy some for my shower gifts! Well, she had a good point but you see, I was determined to complete this simple project I started this morning! I'm so happy to report in my "show and tell" that I successfully completed a second burp cloth after she left me alone to sink or swim with my trusty Singer! Now I'm wondering if I should add sewing classes to my summer to-do list! Or should I accept the fact that this is just not something I'm EVER going to be able to do on my own? I would really love to be able to sew as well as my mom!
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