Sew Excited

Yesterday, Scarlett joined a bunch of talented ladies to knit, crochet and sew blankets for the babies in a local NICU. Scarlett decided that she wanted to learn to crochet. Thankfully, there are a few ladies who do it quite well and one of them is a dear friend who writes the blog The Thrills of Being a New Mom. Much to Thrills' dismay, Scarlett did not pick up crocheting as fast as knitting and Scarlett even admitted "I don't like crocheting, but Miss Thrills is really nice. She's so pretty." I agree. She is both nice and pretty. Still, my little one did not enjoy crocheting nearly as much as knitting; however, last week, Scarlett was invited to one of her favorite places: the Livin' Life household to learn a bit about sewing.

Off I sent her with her sewing kit and her little bitty twenty dollar sewing machine. When Livin' Life brought her back, she told us that Scarlett's sewing machine was okay, but that it just wasn't able to keep up with Scarlett's craftiness. The rest of the week, Scarlett told me of the beautiful sewing machine at the Livin' Life house. "It can do everything. You push a button and it EMBROIDERS, Mom!"

Last night, Scarlett and I looked at all the wonderful sewing machines on Overstock.com and she fell in love with one that is "almost just like" Miss Livin' Life's. A bit cheaper of course. Scarlett was excited to order the machine, but even more excited that she was purchasing it with her own money. The next five days will be agonizing for her as she waits for her purchase, but I'm enjoying how enamoured my Scarlett is by making things with her own hands. She inspires me.