Sew What?!?
I’m in the middle of about a million projects. Ok, maybe not that many, but there are a lot! I’m making a wedding gift. Can’t say what ’cause I think the future recipient might read this occasionally… I have a couple of cross-stitch pieces to do for my twin nieces. Christmas is coming, and I have wonderful intentions of making a number of the gifts I’ll give. And I volunteered to make the twins’ christening gowns. Two of them, of course. So, maybe I’m nuts. :) I have six weeks to come up with two (identical) angelic gowns. The thing is, I can’t wait – I wish I could skip out of work right now and go buy the fabric. There’s something about buying all the stuff to start a project that’s particularly enthralling. But, I’ve decided I need an apprentice. The thing I hate most about sewing is laying out all the pieces and pinning and cutting. Especially with slippery fabrics – satin, organdy – all the stuff these gowns will be made out of. If someone else did the cutting, I’d enjoy this so much more… Unfortunately, it’s not likely I’ll be able to talk Denis into it! :)
I’m wondering if it’s genetic to always have more on my plate than I ought to be able to handle. My mom’s like this too. I think my grandma might be. I guess it’s like being Italian & Catholic and having guilt built right into my pores – the chronic need to fill up every second of the day with something to do is just written on my DNA. I can rarely relax in front of the TV without some knitting or cross-stitch or something – even laundry to fold. And to just sit and veg – that never happens – there’s just always too much to do. I suppose it’s unhealthy to not be able to sit still and do nothing for a while? But then again, I wouldn’t get half so much done. And as it is, I’ve got, oh, about a million projects half-finished in the closet… :P