Yesterday was a good day even with the heat and humidity. Off from my ministry job and no sewing clients scheduled!!! I was looking forward to running some errands and then trying to work on decluttering my sewing space, getting ready for coming projects, a task which seems never-ending.
A post in my newsfeed about an estate sale caught my attention…“sewing machines, cloth, fabrics, yarn, string and so much more stuff.” The location was less than 5 minutes from my home, so of course, off I went, arriving just as they were opening the doors.
Several high-end sewing and embroidery machines including a specialty felting machine, were lined up in the living room next to a sofa (which incidentally I ended up purchasing along with the matching love seat.)
Downstairs, the sewing room was filled with all things sewing. Fabrics, books, magazines, cutting mats, dress form and so much more. The owner’s passion for sewing was evident. I immediately found two sewing books by Sandra Betzina to add to my already full book shelf, and after thinking overnight about some of the other items I saw, I plan to go back and spend more time looking for additional treasures… hopefully some vintage patterns
I wish I could have known the lady whose possessions I was going through when she was alive. I found that she passed just a few months ago at the age of 88. I hope recipients of the many quilts she made over the years value the passion and love that she put into them. A lifetime of projects not yet begun and others still unfinished are all that remain of her sewing talent. Things that I’m sure she valued highly, left to be sold and discarded by her son.
Speaking of decluttering…I need to start sorting through some of my fabric that I know I will never make up, and books that I no longer refer to. Time to decide what I want to sell or donate or gift to someone now while I can, rather than leave that overwhelming task to my adult children someday.
“For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die. A time to search and a time to quit searching. A time to keep and a time to throw away. A time to tear and a time to mend.” Ecclesiastes 3:1-2;6-7
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