Sewing Lesson #1

The phone rings at work, I pick it up to hear Carly on the other end, "Corrine, will you and Alisa teach me how to sew?" She and Anna asked this question when they were playing with the Clinton girls. Alisa and I decided we better put it on our calendar soon...so the date of Saturday, January 30th at 11am was set. When we arrived to pick the girls up Mac was set on going. Alisa had thought of it before we got there and his sisters were so gracious in letting him with us.

EXCITED CHILDREN

The children had SO much fun picking the fabric for their pillow cases. There were a lot of options so it took some time. They were each excited to show off their choices. Alisa captured Mac's excitment perfectly in his picture.

They watched the gal at JoAnn's Fabric very closely as she cut their fabric. She was so kind as she talked to each child and praised them for their choices.

Alisa taught the girls how to layout the fabric, cut the edges, iron the seams and pin all together.

I taught they girls how to sew. We used the serger for most of it to make it go faster for them.

Drum roll please....Here is the final product!

We had a great day! We even went to lunch together at Chick-fil-A in between shopping and sewing. We also dropped off Mac for a nap before we went home to sew. We finished the day at about 4pm when Rachel brought Mac by to see us and pick up the girls. We made Mac's pillowcase along with the other two. They truly love their brother and are so kind to him.

A Decade...Really?

My New Year's Eve and New Year's Day discussion with Alisa went something like this..."Can you believe it has been a decade since we were all worried about Y2K?" It is truly amazing how fast time goes by. The older I get the more I realize how important it is to enjoy those special moments in life. Another realization is the importance of looking at everyday routines as something more than something I am "just enduring" until the next fun event.

Happy New Year...May Each of Us Live in the Moment and Cherish are Loved Ones!