check me out.

look ma!

i sewed something.

it may not look like much, but i'm quite proud of my new little scripture bag.

especially considering i haven't touched a sewing machine since middle school.

last night for our RS meeting, we learned how to make these out of a placemat + a napkin.

{thanks for sharing paige!}

we have somewhat of a seamstress extraordinaire in our ward 

who was willing to share her talents with the rest of us non-seamstress types.

{thank you tami!}

i couldn't believe how anxious i was about making that first seam.

then someone said, "don't be scared...it's just like driving, only there are needles involved."

{which immediately put me right at ease...ha!}

anyway, once i got over my fear of the unknown...

i really started having fun!

we were all laughing and having a good time.

and it was nice to know i wasn't the only mormon woman 

who doesn't know how to sew!

i'm pretty well-known to most my friends for not having 

the most awesome "domestic" skills in the world.

as evidenced in this previous post.

so, some thought it would be funny to capture me sewing on camera...

mostly because anyone not in attendance would never

believe i actually created something functional with a sewing machine!

so just humor me, would ya...

if you can't tell...i'm kinda proud of my new skills!

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