Do you use sewing as a reward for completing other projects that aren't quite as fun?
I have a need to "dive down" for the next few days and work on another section of my dissertation project--rewarding, especially when a section is completed, but it's just not the same as sewing is it!
People who sew are admirers of other kinds of art and beauty. I walk by this building every day on my way into campus. I love the beauty of the restored building and the gardens that surround it.
At one time this building was a dorm for the small group of women that attended the University of Arkansas, beginning in 1874. Ella's Restaurant and Inn is the modern name for the business that now operates there. The Hotel Management Degree program on campus runs the businesses at it is wonderful-great food, nostalgic ambiance, art pieces--the furniture is a mixture of modern and old from a variety of eras. High ceilings, plush carpets, shiny wooden floors. The hallways are adorned with photos of students, teachers, sorority/fraternity functions etc. from 1874 - 1960 when the building was condemned. I enjoy following the fashion epic throughout the years represented by the photos. A lot of weddings and receptions are held in the outer courtyard just in front of where the flowers are in the photograph.
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Hey Carolyn! I'm glad we found each other in the blogosphere. I never really finished my dress from that Patrones issue... it's hanging in my closet but I'm not calling it a wadder yet. Happy sewing :)
Hmmm . . . if only your disseration could include sewing as part of the research . . . . then you could at least write about something fun!
"Do you use sewing as a reward?"
Well, often I use buying fabric or clothes as a reward for sewing! That is, when I have to sew things in my business that I don't want to. Like today...I am sewing curtains. I hate, hate, hate, home dec sewing. So, perhaps when I'm done I will treat myself to a couple yards of something yummy.
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