Sewing with a Vengence

Since Monday I have been sewing at least one thing per day.

All praise be to Allah SWT, my mother taught my dear sister and me the art (or danger) of sewing buttons and mending shirts and pants. Painful memories of yelling from needle pricks always remind me how 'fun' it was during those sewing sessions. My father would always get me to sew his pants and pocket holes and I would be happy that the job was done well.

After a week of searching, husband finally found my sewing machine and I set it on the table in the living room. Since Monday, my sewing projects include a tree, a butterfly, birds, ugly dolls and a bunny. Daughter was so happy to see me sewing so many things for her that before I even complete one project, she kept saying 'THANK YOU!'.

I am constantly amazed at how much I enjoy sewing because it requires me to sit and be patient until the project is completed, and I am not really a patient person. Maybe motherhood has made me slow down my pace, or it could be that with a toddler, I simply don't have much energy to go full speed at other things.

So, what do I plan to do with so many stuff dolls? Well I plan to bring them to the Islamic weekend school to inspire kids to sew, and I am sure that the kids will have fun with this craft.

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