Well, my tablecloth, after unprecedented seamstress suffering, is finally complete,
and had its virgin voyage (to my patio) this evening, enhancing a Farewell to
Summer dinner with The Twins. I
cannot believe how much I endured making a simple tablecloth. It should have taken about two hours
instead of two eons. Two separate
sewing machine disasters – one a sewing machine fatality, and the other
involving an unfortunate encounter with a pin, and a subsequent horrible trip to far off Ballard to
get the new machine repaired after its run in with the pin. Then, when I
tried to finish the table cloth up - tension troubles. I just could not get the machine adjusted properly. I was so discouraged that I nearly
abandoned the whole thing and debated whether I could go through the rest of my
life without a sewing machine. I
decided that I could not. I determined
to do the sensible thing, and have a cup of tea. When I had pulled myself together and come back to try
again, it was magically all fixed.
As I was sewing the final bits together I realized that I had made a
sort of egregious mistake in the placement of the colors. I was sure that I would hardly be able
to look at it without shuddering.
But I told myself that a dinner with lots of dishes would distract the
eye. And it worked. I had a lovely time with my darling
friends, and I did not think about my sewing error at all.
After dinner, we played Scrabble, a game which I have won about twice in my life. I don't know why I am so bad at it. This evening, as usual with Scrabble, things just seemed to be against me.
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Thanks, Corinna, for the photos.
10 comments:
I love the riot of color on your table, complimented by the beautiful hydrangea in the background. Did you instruct the twins to wear floral prints when you invited them, or was it serendipitous? Either way, the whole picture is glorious.
That is one colorful table! Those are really hopeless scrabble letters...
That is one colorful table! Those are really hopeless scrabble letters...
I love your colorful tablecloth.
If I wasn't so lazy I'd give it a try.
Nice photos as well.
How about Ubi as in Ubi Caritas
Nice table cloth, cheery and bright. I am not seeing any defect. What is that in the pitcher? Ice cream floats?
Julie in San Diego, very hot and sticky
The defects became subtle once the table was set and the food distracted the eye. The picture is shandy = half Guinness and half ginger beer.
A lovely combination of colors! Glad it all panned out well with the machine/pin ordeal
I have had a love-hate relationship with sewing machines, starting with an old Necchi in Home Ec in 8th grade and my mother's old machine at home, close to 50 years ago (which was old even then). At any rate, I sympathize with your inability to live with or without this one, and the problems you had when encountering a pin. But the tablecloth is beautiful, and I think that even without plates and food and friends (and flowers) distracting the eye, it would still be lovely! Congratulations for persisting!
Your new tablecloth is eye candy!! It is so pretty. Congratulations on finishing your project in spite of so many problems along the way.
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