I remember the first day I learned to sew some 50 years ago. My parents and I were visiting my Grandparents who lived in Missouri. It was a warm, humid day with a gentle breeze blowing. I was all of 5 years old, and luckily a bit tall for my age. My Granny had a treddle sewing machine. She sat me down to the machine only to realize my legs were too short for my feet to touch the treddle. A few minutes later she attached some large boxes to the treddle so my feet could touch them, hence working the sewing machine. I didn't sew anything that day but seams -- straight ones, curvy ones, ones that crossed one another -- seams that went any place my heart desired. On that day, a life long love was borne!!!

The next day my Granny helped me make a pattern for my favorite teddy bear. After that I made clothes for my teddy bear to my hearts content. Each summer, when I would visit that set of Grandparents, a sewing adventure always occured. During the summer I would usually craft my back to school wardrobe, going shopping at the many manufacture outlets in Kansas City for bolt ends fabrics and fabulous deals.

Today I'm fortunate enough to own one of the computerized sewing machines that has many built in stitches as well as creating professional embroidery. I'm still in awe of the many changes offered to the current day seamstress. And, obviously, I'm still enamered by the craft of sewing!!!