LBs Sewing Sanity

Sew for One, Sew for All?

Have you ever noticed, sometimes one does not excel in their specialty within their own lives? Clearly, this is not always the case, so please don't let me offend you. It is however, personal. You know exactly what I'm talking about....

Why does a mechanic always have his car up on blocks? Shouldn't it run without being tinkered with every Saturday morning?

Why does an accountant have a shoebox full of his/her receipts waiting to be logged & analyzed?

Why does the meticulous landscaper have overgrown shrubs out front?

Why does the seamstress avoid sewing for her family & friends?

O.K. there, I said it out loud. My true confession. It is sew true. I love to sew. I've sewn over 1,000 items for local and on-line customers. Yet, the thought of sewing for my family or closest friends, leaves me with sweaty palms and heart palpitations.

I've sewn numerous aprons for my darling niece. However, she's Freckled Hen's daughter a.k.a. my sister, an incredible seamstress. So her aprons are here reminding me of this flaw of mine. And there's my brother Carl from Dadman Diaries. He's asked me to make blankeys for his boys when they were babies.

And then there's my dearest of friends that would probably love a new little cosmetic bag or girly girl wristlet, or for me to make something for their children.

Looking at this picture of LB's orders recently shipped, should give me the confidence I need.

Sweaty Palms. Racing heart.

Until today. Lil Man asked me to make something for his friend's birthday party. The Birthday party is tomorrow. Gulp. Swallow hard. How could I say no? Just look at that face!

So we started with the fabric selection...

I've never met this little boy, nor his Mother. Yet, my heart was racing

through the entire process.

Once the kids were in bed, I watched a trashy show on my laptop while sewing.

I won't mention which show....

Time for the finishing touches. I love grommets. They used to intimidate me. After designing a backpack for the studio last year, I went grommet crazy.

I did it. I did it. I did it. I did it. I did it. I did it.

A personalized backpack along with a colored pencil roll & coloring book

for a special little boy.

All packaged and ready. Can't promise I'll start sewing for family and friends on a regular basis, but, this certainly made one Lil Man in my life happy.

Happy Sewing!