Humble Pie
Hmm, humble pie doesn’t taste all that great. I have not been in the sewing studio since Tuesday. Tuesday evening, we got the sewing machine tucked into its case and put it in the back of the car for the trip the next day to Bernina in Bird Island.
When there are fussy seam allowances in a project, I always rely on painter’s tape to be put on the Plexiglas table topper that fits around the bed as well as the top of the sewing machine. Needless to say, it all had to be taken off for transport. The entire Victorian Santa quilt top has been done in 1/8″ and 1/4″ seams. Matching up the rows of the log cabin had been going great.
Originally. my placement of the painter’s tape might not have been within a 16th of an inch of accuracy, but it didn’t matter as long as everything sewn to that point was consistent. Today, I was going to whip downstairs and begin where I had left off. Not! Putting down new tape to match all the previous seams . . . it was a struggle. All I could do was practicing stitching on scrap fabric until I had success. Now you might think that putting down tape is a no brainer . . . not for this sewer. Twelve inches of sticky take can have a mind of its own. Either the wrist wasn’t wanting to go where my mind was willing it to, or the shoulder did a wanky twitch and so did the tape. I was humbled, but by no means defeated. After multiple sample seams, I had mission completion. There wasn’t as much done today as I had hoped, but tomorrow I will start knowing all is in sync.
Dennis has been in cowboy heaven all week. RFD channel has had all nine days of the 2020 rodeo in Texas on. Usually, Dennis would have had to settle for the placing as a highlight. This is his sweet spot. Each night after nine, he has come in and given me a buck by buck synopsis. I was pleased that he took 15 minutes to have his supper. At age 40, Dennis was still riding bucking broncos at the local fairs. Dennis is still riding them as he is watching. Priceless. This is the last night of the nine. What is special, is that a grandson of one of the fellows Dennis rode with is placing quite high in the rankings. The rocking chair in the patio porch has been keeping up right with the contestants.
We may have many interests in life, but there is a lifelong passion that never dims. I know for myself, I fan that passion of mine here in the sewing studio. My hope is that everyone keeps their passion aglow whenever possible in this busy world. It makes us happier people. It brings us peace within beyond all understanding.