wary of the sewing

welll...i got a book from tim for christmas. it was super thoughtful - about decorating and using colour. it was very pretty. but i took it back. poor tim. let me explain - tim told me about all the books that he was looking at for me. i decided to get a sewing book instead - one of the ones he'd been trying to decide between. you know - decorating takes money essentially. sewing might cost less. (and i bought some beautiful fabric in december at a crazy fabric sale...)

so today i stood in chapters in front of the sewing books. there were some beautiful books. ones i really wanted. but i flipped through them and they were all in a different language. who are we kidding? just because i took a sewing class a couple years ago doesn't mean i can read sewing. it doesn't matter if the word "simple" is in the title. i would need a sewing tutor or partner to make anything now.

then i came across handmade home by amanda blake soule. i love this woman's blog and have loved it for years. and i remembered her book that i've wanted since before it was even published and she would post about writing it - the creative family. there was ONE copy in store. i found it and bought it. i haven't read it yet - and i know my kid is only 6 months old...i'm excited nonetheless. and i haven't given up completely on sewing - there are some projects in this book. i'll come back to those pretty and "simple" sewing books another day.

thank you, tim!