He bought it for me.
I nearly cried with joy and gratitude. I have the best dad ever.
It's some kind of sewing cabinet that unfolds into tons of compartments. I call it my sewing valet. It was still full of Anna Mae's things, most of which I kept. Since I didn't know the age of the thread, I passed it on to the children.
I spent a delightful hour empyting my broken sewing basket from Grandma Weaver and sorting other sundries into the sewing valet. I made the sewing basket into a workbasket because it is so sentimental (if ugly). I had been wanting to replace the sewing basket, but not with a (horrors!) plastic tub and my sewing spot may be evolving in the future, so this sewing valet is absolutely perfect. I also adore cubbyholes.
I am working hard at various projects, most of which I plan to reveal next week in a giant show and tell (ack! I gave myself a deadline!). Well, maybe in the next week or two. New things afoot. . .
6 comments:
!!!!!!!! What a perfectly lovely, delightful, sentimental, and practical gift! It's perfect.
Can't wait for your show and tell...
I have a wooden sewing box almost identical to yours. I was lucky enough to find it in a charity shop for £5.00. Yours looks tidier than mine though.
I also can't wait to see what you've been making.
What a lovely sewing cabinet - and how fun to have a few sewing sundries still in it!
Looking forward to seeing your projects!
How lovely and practical. The best of both worlds! My sewing basket beats yours for ugliness; being a solid specimen from the 1970's with multicolored pleather inserts along the sides. It was a gift from my Grammy, and I just can't make myself replace it.
I can't wait for your unveiling of new projects!
that's great Margo. Enjoy. Although I might have to fight you for 'best father' bragging rights, although your dad's a pretty great father-in-law. Have a wonderful day.
I just delight in "just right" gifts like that. I love a family member who pays attention.
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