In recent months I have ignored a dear friend of mine: me dear, sweet sewing machine.
My sewing machine sat quietly upon the top shelf of Murray's closet for months, seven months to be exact. I would see her and longingly remember old times. I would remember the days when I wasn't exhausted at 9pm. I would remember the days when instead of waking up every four hours to a crying baby, I would sew into the early hours of the morning. I would remember the days I would look forward to seeing that sewing machine, and now, instead I look forward to seeing a baby.
There would be nights when I would tempted to dig into a sewing project and then I would remember where that sweet sewing machine sat- in a sleeping baby's closet. And I don't dare rummage through a sleeping baby's closet.
I recent weeks, I got up the courage to dust off that old friend of mine and dig into some impromptu sewing projects. IT FELT GREAT.
1. The first is a curtain to hide our "laundry room" which is really a nook in our bathroom.
our mess:
nice and hidden:
2. Trudy tends to go through many dog beds. She was on her second of the year. They all end up lumpy, chewed up, covered in dog hair, and just plain disgusting. After many nights of losing my appetite looking at her worn-out bed from the dinner table, I gave in and sewed her one myself. What can I say... she seems to love it more than all the dog beds that came before. And I think the new retro paisley suits her well- not too feminine, but just enough frill for her personality. No longer is there a gross, lumpy dog bed in our living room, but instead a tailored bed fit for a dog Princess (that's a capital 'P' because that was in fact Trudy's real name).
before:
and after:
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