My sewing room has been invaded...
06-02-2014, 12:32 PM
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That is absolutely classic!!! Oh my gosh!! I have a 13 year old grandson with whom I live as well. I'll have to show him this and see if I could get him interested.
06-02-2014, 12:47 PM
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Gus will be featured in an upcoming post, as will the workshop I'm taking in two weeks (which I paid for the day before they gave us the summer lacrosse tournament schedule).
Cheers, K
06-02-2014, 12:49 PM
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Ah, the teenage rolling of the eyes. If anyone had told me I would miss that I would have told them not a chance. You are really lucky to be making these memories, even if he is infringing on your space!
06-02-2014, 12:54 PM
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Over the years, Gus has spent a lot of time with me at the LQS, including a memorable morning when I had to leave mid-class to collect him from school as he probably had a mild concussion from a bad hockey hit the day before (we had already done the ER visit for that one).
So during that class, he hung out with D at the front counter (I think he was 10 at the time - he is now 13). Every time I go in when D is working, she asks me about him. Most of the ladies there know him.
Saturday we had to run by the LQS and he asked if D was working. When we walked in, she was not at the front and he headed to the back of the store. I suddenly hear "There's my handsome boy" from across the store in a very rich Boston accent. Apparently the admiration is mutual as he told her all about his new Featherweight and asked about getting it serviced (tension is a bit wonky). Then he started picking out bolts of fabric.
Cheers, K
So during that class, he hung out with D at the front counter (I think he was 10 at the time - he is now 13). Every time I go in when D is working, she asks me about him. Most of the ladies there know him.
Saturday we had to run by the LQS and he asked if D was working. When we walked in, she was not at the front and he headed to the back of the store. I suddenly hear "There's my handsome boy" from across the store in a very rich Boston accent. Apparently the admiration is mutual as he told her all about his new Featherweight and asked about getting it serviced (tension is a bit wonky). Then he started picking out bolts of fabric.
Cheers, K
06-02-2014, 01:05 PM
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Awww - I sure am hoping that at least ONE of my grandkids will have the interest - and time - to do some sewing with me.
Sounds like you two are having a great time together! (It is kind of tough having to share at times, though!)
Sounds like you two are having a great time together! (It is kind of tough having to share at times, though!)
06-02-2014, 01:28 PM
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That's fantastic! For what it's worth, he will probably utilize all of those skills when he is older. My three boys all have girlfriends/wives that don't know what an iron or sewing machine is, so they do the sewing/pressing as necessary. Better teach him to cook too! Let us see the quilt when he is done!
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