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I have rediscovered a passion for sewing. It all started last year when my husband, Jimmy, bought me a sewing machine for mother's day ( my old machine was lost in Hurricane Katrina- but that is another story...). It stayed in it's box for about a month. May is an especially busy month for a teacher, especially one who teaches first grade (that would be me for the past 22 years). Alas, the last day of school arrived . After I packing up my classroom and hugging the last child goodbye, I eagerly anticipated the next two precious months of summer vacation. I imagined leisurely times spent relaxing, sleeping late, gardening, reading, traveling, and sewing (now that I had a sewing machine). The next day I opened the box and pulled out my brand new "Inspiration" Singer Sewing Machine. At that moment I was transported back to the summer before I turned 12. That was the summer that I learned how to sew. My grandmother Mimi was an experienced seamstress as well as a patient teacher. I sewed that entire summer . By the age of 15 I was sewing most of my own clothes. Fast forward 42 years ( college, marriage, 3 children, career, 2 grandchildren, and a devastating hurricane). It has now been almost a year since I received my "Inspiration". Sadly,this will be my first Mother's Day without my mother, who passed away in September. It will also be the first time that I will not experience that last month of school filled with hugs and tears. (I took off a year to take care of my mother.) On a happier note, my passion for sewing has turned into a business designing and sewing bags, totes, purses and other accessories. Mimi Baxter Designs officially opened online this month. I make things that I love and would want to buy and hope that you and others will too. |
