Sewing

I sew, but only things that require straight lines. My mom made us take sewing lessons one year and it kinda stuck with me. So curtains, blankets, bedding. etc...those are the things I am good at.
This is a blanket I made for myself. It's a throw size. It's 2 layers of fleece so it's extra warm on my feet. The winter here in South Africa is quite cold. I know that comes as a surprise to some of you, but we are quite far from the equator so we get all four seasons. It would be better if our houses were equipped for winter with central heat, but it's only cold for about 12 weeks so I would rather have central air, if we were given a choice, but people don't put central air in their homes here, so when it's hot outside, it is hot inside and when it's cold outside, it's cold inside. Just the way it is. But anyway, this post was not about the weather. It's about sewing. Last week, I sewed a "Cars" comforter for our friend's little boy. I am not the best seamstress in the world, but am so glad my mom made me take lessons. I think everyone should know how to sew, at least a little. So, I am teaching Grace on the machine and Matthew knows how to sew a button and we even attempted to darn a sock the other day. I was feeling like a real Martha Stewart :). Sewing has come in super handy being a missionary and either helping someone by making a blanket or curtains or tablecloths or just being able to make curtains for my house. Love being able to minister in a maybe non-traditional way, but sharing God's love through sewing.