Distractions from Sewing
I know it is sometimes difficult to find time to sew. I get so busy with the chores of daily life as well as all the incidentals that happen, that I don’t get time to sew. However, I believe that can be a good thing. We do need to get the daily chores done to keep our family life on an even keel and we need to keep all those medical appointments that many of us have. We also need some down time that may not include sewing. We need time to take a break from daily life and refresh and unwind. After that break, we can get back to daily life and at the same time include a little time to sew or do whatever we like to do to be creative and have fun. For me, that creative and fun thing is sewing!
I was busy this winter and did not have much time to sew. I knew we were taking a vacation at St. Simons Island, Georgia in February and I thought I would have plenty of time to sew while I was there. So, I packed one of my sewing machines along with patterns, fabric, and notions. As in years past, this plan did not work. I should know better by now! It is too inconvenient to sew in a place where I do not have the good lighting, the two cutting tables, a serger, and all sorts of sewing notions that I have in my sewing room; not to even mention all the distractions on St. Simons. Who wants to sew when you could be walking on the beach or sitting on the village pier watching pelicans and boats or just sitting on a balcony overlooking the pool and eating boiled peanuts? I even had the opportunity to have lunch with some of the people from my Glynn Academy High School Graduation Class of 1959. Yes, all of these things took precedence over sewing even for me!
Here are a few of things that distracted me from sewing.
Barely five days after arriving back home, we left again for a short trip (another distraction from sewing). We went to Topeka, Indiana for a draft horse sale. One of the pulling bred geldings sold for $40,000. We didn't go to buy or sale horses. We sold our draft horses years ago, but we still enjoy watching them. Topeka is a small town without a hotel, so we stayed in Shipshewana which is about eight miles north of Topeka. Here we enjoyed a much different way of life than the beach life of St. Simons Island. Here the streets have not only cars, but also lots of buggies pulled by horses with Amish families going about their daily lives unconcerned with the hustle and bustle of the rest of us.
We watched the draft horse pull competition while we were
there. There were eleven teams in the
competition. The winners pulled 14,900
pounds. One of the pulling bred geldings sold for $40,000. I am not sure if this team was
the winner.
Now, that is enough down time for me. I need to get busy planning and sewing. I am organizing a new Neighborhood Group for the Lansing Clippers, Chapter of the American Sewing Guild. This new small group will work on patterns and will be called “Pattern Works”. We will work on learning to fit patterns, hacking/mashing patterns, and drafting patterns. Our first meeting is scheduled for April 13th.
I also have two jacket patterns I want to fit to me. I plan to make a muslin for each one. I just need to schedule some time each day to work on them.
I hope you are having fun sewing. Remember to schedule time for your creative passions!
Judy
