How The Sewing Is Going

Perhaps it wasn't meant to be. I mean, if it was, I would have purchased the correct pattern size in the first place instead of having to go back to the store for the right one, right? And I wouldn't have had to order a zipper foot for my sewing machine that won't arrive for 5-10 business days, right? And if it was meant to be, I wouldn't have discovered that there is a JC Penny catalog outlet store in Columbus, Ohio, where we will be after our visit to the temple tomorrow, right?

I think I might just take my time working on the skirt (because I am still bound and determined to make my sewing skills known to myself, if not also the world) and look for a skirt to buy at the JC Penny outlet store.

Despite my lack of a zipper foot, I did start the sewing project last night. And by start, I mean I cut out the fabric. (Unless you count pre-shrinking the fabric, in which case I started on Wednesday when I did laundry.) I don't think I'll have time to actually start sewing until Sunday after church because tonight we will be feeding the missionaries (if they decide to show up -- even though they claim they did, they totally did not come to our house on Wednesday night because we were in fact home all evening and no one ever came to our door. They probably found the wrong apartment. Apparently our complex is confusing and everyone who tries to find our place gets hopelessly lost). Also, this evening the sewing machine will be otherwise occupied because the new temple pants we ordered for Blake arrived yesterday and I need to hem them before we go to the temple tomorrow. And I can't sew a skirt tomorrow because we'll be in Columbus all day.

I've decided, then, to pay a visit to the JC Penny outlet store and stop stressing myself about sewing a skirt when I really don't have enough time to devote to sewing a skirt in the next week and a half. I feel much calmer about this decision.

So, my sewing endeavors might not be the most pleasant thing in the world right now, but the trip to Columbus should be. After the temple and the JC Penny trip, there are a few other places we plan to visit. One of those places is the Topiary Garden which features a topiary interpretation of Georges Seurat's painting Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. Also on the itinerary is a visit to either the restored German Village or the Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens (or both, if we have time). Should be fun. I'm looking forward to it anyway.