2017 — Page 29

Moments to Remember

This afternoon I sat in a rocking chair with my grandson in my arms and watched Bethany for at least thirty minutes sewing something. She quietly sewed and sewed and I rocked and rocked. It was one of those moments to remember – my grandson in my arms and my daughter sitting quietly in front of me so happy and serene. This girl is so dear to my heart.

I almost missed getting this picture of her as my camera was in another room and things started to get busy, but I handed my grandson off and snapped it before this picture of this moment was lost forever.

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Sewing

Bethany has loved to hand sew things for a long time. She got a book on sewing for Christmas this past year and has spent many hours looking through it and sewing things from the book. She has asked several times to take a sewing class and I finally looked to see what I could find. She wanted a class that taught sewing by hand and not a machine. But, I only found one of those and it was full. So, I asked if she wanted to try a class that used sewing machines and she decided she would give it a try. She was actually worried that she was going to get her finger caught under the needle and sew her finger, though I told her multiple times that wasn’t going to happen. So, she went to the class a little uncertain if she would like it.

Bethany and Tess were both signed up, and today was their first day of class. It was actually a private session with just the two of them so they could get the attention they needed to get started. They both had picked out fall fabric to make pillow cases and were pretty excited. The class was wonderful and they both had such a good time. Bethany was so excited that she literally beamed. She loved the entire class and said at least ten times to the instructor how much she loved sewing. I don’t think I have ever seen her enjoy something so much. They both made pillow cases and were thrilled with them. They are going back in two weeks to make a Christmas pillow case – Bethany said she is making one for me and Tess is making one for Sarah.

They both are so excited about sewing now and can’t wait to go get new fabric. Bethany said she will still like sewing by hand but thinks that she may like using a sewing machine better – though we don’t have one as I don’t sew. So, now she is talking about getting a sewing machine.