Sewing Seeds of Accomplishment

Today I sewed a piece of clothing for the first time in my life...ok, second time...but the pajama shorts I made in 8th grade hardly count as clothing! Anyways, on another blog I found a tutorial on turning a women's skirt into a little girl's dress. I thought..."I think I could do that." I have a couple of skirts that are getting a little old...why not try it?
I gathered up my skirt, pins,and embellishments. The tutorial seemed really simple. I felt pretty confident in what I had gotten myself into. Twenty minutes later that feeling had vanished. "How do I know wich way to cut? Wich side do I pin?" I began to worry, "what have I gotten myself into?"
An hour and a half later amid the endless rounds of unpicking my creation I thought, "Is this worth it? Do I really care about finishing this dress? I could just buy one". Yet, I pressed on. Literally, there was a lot of pressing!!!
Why did I keep going? Even though the dress was not the beautiful, flawless dress I had dreamed? Why did I keep going even though it was hard and I was NOT enjoying myself? Because I knew what the end result would be...SUCCESS!!! When I tried the dress on my little girl and her face lit up and she didn't want to take it off...I knew this is why!!! My end result was to make my daughter happy! It didn't matter how I got there. The point is I got there. There were many bumps along the way. Discouragement, doubt, and frustration, but I still got there. I learned a lot along the way. Now I could help someone else reach that point and accomplish the goal that I obtained. Most things that are worthwhile take time and patience and a lot of work. We MUST push through the rough times to reach our goal. Why give up? If I had "thrown" in the towel at my first mistake...or my second or third...I wouldn't have learned anything, except how to quit. ANYONE can quit!!! Only the tough make it through the rough times and they almost always come out on top.
Remember what it is you are sewing! Push through until the end. It may not be perfect but it will be worth your time!
Pictures will be coming...I just need to add the embellishments!!!