When I was choosing my options at school I wanted to do sewing, pottery and art but my mum wanted me to do chemistry, technology and physics. She won and I ended up with qualifications in subjects that have had absolutely no impact on my later life :(
I really love to sew, I was good at sewing and it's a hobby I've done for many years.
Twenty four hours before she was due to start I found out that Maddie had finally got a place at nursery school. She needed a bag to put her PE kit in so at 10 o'clock at night I thought I'd make her one. This is the bag, she never wanted to get rid of it even though it's no longer used.
I thought I'd make her a reversable bag with the brightly coloured fabric I had. There was no pattern, no instructions, it was all in my head.
And it only took me about twenty minutes to do, making sure it was neatly finished inside and out. I didn't have a table at the time so I did all of this sitting crossed legged on the floor, hunched over the machine, using the side of my knee to operate the foot peddle!
I was always so good at looking at an item and just knowing how to sew it, I didn't need patterns and instructions back then. I made a few skirts and some beautifully smocked dresses all from ideas in my head. So why am I now scared to get out my machine and sew? During the week I tell myself the machine is coming out at the weekend but when the weekend comes so does the mental block and I never start sewing.
Maddie still thinks her bag is cute and since looking at it again I've been trying to tell myself that I CAN DO IT.
Maybe this weekend....
Have you ever had a mental block when it comes to doing something you used to love?
Thanks for stopping by
Jo xx
