Sewing Class
At 10 a.m. sharp we trundled up the
staircase of Wallace Sewing Chalet,
each of us lugging a new
sewing machine, each of us carrying
fantasies of creating exquisite quilts,
blouses decorated with delicate pin tucks,
charming corn bag duvet covers and
adorable Chihuahua outfits, never
mind that we didn’t even know how
to thread the needle or wind a bobbin.
Betty waded through the basics of
threads, needles and fabrics, getting
progressively more adept at dodging
an endless stream of questioning from
the most avid and persistent student.
Barbara dropped out first, claiming
she was too tired to continue,
I was too hungry to think.
The avid student kept talking.
After lunch, bobbin loaded, needle
threaded, we learned to sew pin stripes,
make a button hole, sew a button on,
overcast stitch, make stretchy seams and
even do some twin stitching.
Lindsey started planning her dog outfits,
Melissa asked a question for her husband,
Jackie quietly worked on her projects,
I ate rice cakes while hemming
the pajamas Stephen gave me for
Christmas, and the avid student
kept asking questions.
By 3:30 p.m. we had all packed up
our new machines and wandered
out to our cars, slightly dazed
and certainly amazed, fantasies intact.
At 10 a.m. sharp we trundled up the
staircase of Wallace Sewing Chalet,
each of us lugging a new
sewing machine, each of us carrying
fantasies of creating exquisite quilts,
blouses decorated with delicate pin tucks,
charming corn bag duvet covers and
adorable Chihuahua outfits, never
mind that we didn’t even know how
to thread the needle or wind a bobbin.
Betty waded through the basics of
threads, needles and fabrics, getting
progressively more adept at dodging
an endless stream of questioning from
the most avid and persistent student.
Barbara dropped out first, claiming
she was too tired to continue,
I was too hungry to think.
The avid student kept talking.
After lunch, bobbin loaded, needle
threaded, we learned to sew pin stripes,
make a button hole, sew a button on,
overcast stitch, make stretchy seams and
even do some twin stitching.
Lindsey started planning her dog outfits,
Melissa asked a question for her husband,
Jackie quietly worked on her projects,
I ate rice cakes while hemming
the pajamas Stephen gave me for
Christmas, and the avid student
kept asking questions.
By 3:30 p.m. we had all packed up
our new machines and wandered
out to our cars, slightly dazed
and certainly amazed, fantasies intact.
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