My Aunt Alice said that the interior of my garment needed to be as beautiful as the outside of my dress. Aunt Alice was a seamstress....no, she didn't do this to make a living....she did it to spread her love. She could sew beautifully--from hand stitching to machine stitching-- she was a whiz. Neat straight lines, smooth seams, even hems, sleeves that were set in just so! My cousin, Cindy, had dresses that I tried to emulate through my beginning sewing. Aunt Alice fooled with me a lot. I liked sewing and she liked teaching me to sew.
Finishing.
"Erin, the inside of your garment needs to be as beautiful as the outside. It will wear better because you will be proud of your workmanship."
That's life, too. We put on make-up to make our outsides look better. But, how's our insides? How's our faith, hope and charity? How's our love? How's our kindness? Are we doing onto others as we want them to do onto us?
It's not the big things, it's the little things. It's the finishing. It's the small even stitches.
Aunt Alice was right. We need to be able to create our life so the "inside" is as nice as the "outside". Thank you for teaching me about sewing, Aunt Alice, but thank you more for teaching me about life.
ps Do NOT look in my junk drawer!
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