Well, some mothers do have 'em....
It seemed that daughters had their orders in as to what they wanted Mum to sew for them this weekend. One mum has a daughter who is an avid op-shopper and then it's mum's job to transform the 'trash' into 'treasure'. So mum came along with her black fabric and pretty new tea towel (from op-shop) which had to be combined and converted into a wrap-around skirt. Much thought and discussion about what bit was having to go with what other bit and so on. After the mental gymnastics it was onto some embroidery to enjoy some quiet reflection.
Another mum was cutting out a pattern for a skirt for her daughter. After that was all sorted, it was on to cutting out a pattern developed last SSS from a favourite top. Sewer was still feeling a bit ambivalent about the possible outcome so that project has been allocated to stall mode at present.
One of our sewers whos seems to cut out pieces a lot at SSS, brought along some of her completed projects just to prove that they don't always remain as just 'pieces'. She had a couple of wonderfully colour co-ordinated baby blankets for the new additions to her family which impressed everyone.
Our resident cross-stitcher has finally moved on beyond the shoes after several confused counts and pull-backs until eventually, that section was finished to her satisfaction. She is now attempting to outline the clothes, but the reading glasses are not making things quite as clear as they ought to be. A magnifyng glass will probably be a clever accessory to bring along to our next session. Maybe the lighting was different in the small meeting room compared the usual larger Community Meeting Room.
We'll have another SSS in May on Saturday 29 in the Community Meeting Room at Gordon White Library at 1 pm. Bring along your project or take the time to browse either the craft book section or the magazine corner in the library to gain some inspiration. This cooler weather certainly stirs the craft genes!
Happy sewing and see you at SSS soon!
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