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being driven indoors by the furnace like heat that is summer round here, has sparked our creative spirits. zahra has been asking for a skirt, so what better excuse does a mama have to head to the sewing machine. half way through stitching her a quarter circle skirt she sidles up to me with some fabric scraps and asks if she can have a go. i've been waiting for the day zahra would ask to use the sewing machine again. having tried it a few years ago she decided it wasn't for her (something about fingers and fast moving needles i think). i showed her how to make a simple seam and guide the fabric. she sewed while i worked the pedal. the result? a simple quilt for her dolls which she stuffed with fleece and finished off by hand. proud mama moment.
