Silver Linings in a Pandemic

 Fabulous customer:

John and his wife Natalie came into the store this week - it was his first time in, and he was looking for a place that would feel, well, right for him.  Being a new sewist - easy.  Being a male sewist and walking in to a quilt shop?  Not as easy.  We joked about the common assumptions of a husband and wife coming to a quilt shop - he's just there for his wife as she shops, he's not shopping/interested in fabric, etc.

John not only taught himself to sew during the pandemic, he taught himself how to FIX machines during the pandemic.  Yep, he bought some old machines and fixed them up.  Oh, and in the process of learning to sew, made some clothes for his 3 daughters!

All I could think of was, "WHAT A GUY!"  He was, to boot, personable, funny, engaging, and just enthusiastic about sewing.

Now, he's working on selling all those machines he's fixed up - Natalie sure would like to see those moved out of the house!  

Making:

I'm plugging away at the Cotton Couture Cacti sample:

This is a tough one, because I know the end result will be completely different, but seeing it day after day in this partial state forces me to be patient, and visualize what it's becoming, not what it is!

Learned this week:

This summer I re-read East of Eden by John Steinbeck.  I came across on my phone an exerpt that stood out to me: 

"Aron was content to be a part of this world, but Cal must change it."  Whether you're content in the world or restless to change it,  we are all valuable, yes?