Last week I started sewing classes with a super sweet woman named Norma. She has an old Singer that folds up into a table and is operated with a pedal. It's pretty awesome. Anyway, yesterday we went to the market to buy some fabric. I couldn't pass up a strawberry banana juice on the way. Juice is a huge deal here. They make it all fresh and it's somewhere between our version of juice and a smoothie. There are a million kinds of exciting fruits here, so that adds to the glory.

In my first two sewing classes, I made placemats and napkins (Peruvian-size napkins that are something like a fourth of the size I think they should be). I picked this fabric because it was so Lilly Pulitzer. Then realized I already have some actual Lilly Pulitzer placemats and napkins that look remarkably similar (in storage in Charlotte). At least we know my taste is consistent.


My new project is to make a messenger bag. I picked out the material yesterday- a blue pattern for the lining and flap and brown corduroy for the body of the bag. We'll see how it turns out. So far this is a fun hobby.


PS I just watched Abuelita talking to the dogs and feeding them cookies. I don't think she knew I could see all this. She is a TOTAL riot and everything best that you could imagine in a sweet little grandma. Here's a photo I took of her recently.

2 comments

1. Marty on December 10, 2007 at 10:49 AM

   Your nails look great Hannah!

    
2. Anonymous on December 11, 2007 at 8:38 PM

   OH I love to sew!! Let us know how the messenger bag turns out - I haven't been able to make one yet. I plan to make some tiny pincushions that look like cupcakes and finish up diapers first. Would love to see all your projects.
   
   BTW, my Mom had that same Singer sewing machine. Folded right up into the table.
   
   Also, SpongeBob is seriously the rage with children. And I succumbed after a long time, buying the paraphernalia that goes with SB. I got weekly SB calendars at the Dollar General for a buck-fifty just today. Ya know, it's just easier to draw a pitted yellow square with arms and legs than say, Dora the Explorer. Of course, Dora and SpongeBob are in two entirely different classes. Trust me.
   
   Tara