We left San Francisco on February 10, 2010 with a plan to head south to Mexico and then make the innocently named "puddle jump" to the South Pacific (!!) this spring. From there, who knows?!?!?!? Maybe Fiji? Australia? New Zealand? For now, we're just thrilled to finally be out at sea! 
Hmmm… if I had to pick one, I think Domestic Goddess is more my kind of gig. Granted, the only thing I’m really any good at is cooking and I think Matt might also prefer me to focus more on skills like doing the dishes or sweeping the floor than my half-hearted attempts at knitting, crafting, or painting. BUT – look what I got this weekend, as a wedding present!!!!
The story behind all of this, of course, relates to Boat Work. Back in Colorado, Jon, one of the 3 boat owners, decided last year that he was going to sew us a new light-air sail. The sail was only one of several sewing projects for the boat. We also want to sew lee-cloths (these prevent us from falling out of bed when the boat is heeled over and we are sleeping), a new sail bag, and perhaps mattress and settee covers so we can toss out the nasty pea-green sheets we’ve been using on them for the last year and a half. Determined and desperate to truly become a D.G., I initially thrilled at the idea of learning to sew, only to realize that a full-time job and a sort-of-f/t job would make getting anything (enjoyable) done very very difficult. So, Jon rose to the occasion and is almost finished with our beautiful new sail!
But – the lee-cloths and other projects remain. So, guess what Jon got me as a wedding gift?? Yep. He is the one looking to pass the needle, er, torch.
Tonight Matt and I went to Michaels to purchase the basic sewing needs. (Apologies for all the blurry photos!!)
Then I spent the rest of the evening playing with my sewing machine. I was SO intimidated and I still feel a little confused by all the technical stuff, but I am hoping that I can figure it out and become more comfortable with it because Borders had some books with REALLY REALLY cute patterns that would be *fabulous* to make 🙂 (scroll down on the link)
I have very humble beginnings, but my first attempt at something is not too bad, right?
(These are two pieces of fabric cut from a couple of our ratty t-shirts)
All I can say so far is that this sewing thing is proving WAY more fun than the other stuff we’ve been doing in the evenings….
Tidbits // Jan 15, 2010 at 10:50 am
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