When I was in Jr High, in Home Ec, we had to learn to sew on the Singer treadle machines before we could use the new electric Singers. I was SO far ahead the rest of the class, even on a treadle, that the late Mrs Liddle gave me a D for a final grade.
By that time, I hade made a dress, two blouses, a dress and matching shirt for me and my boyfriend at the time, a skirt and another blouse.
Mrs. Liddle hated me. How DARE I, a 7th grader, do better work than she, who had had four years of college?! LOL!
Next time you visit, you can teach the girls about sewing! Or Pat ...
My old Singer was reliable in the 1970s, but it’s been unpredictable in the last decade. We can get a new one that’s sure to work for the cost of having it cleaned and tuned up, and our needs are very basic. Sally wants to make pillows for our neighbor’s children.
Tom decided he didn’t want contact lenses after all, so we ordered him a new pair of glasses. It will be good for him to have an extra pair. I also made appointments for the girls for next week.
‘a dress and matching shirt for me and my boyfriend’,
Yes, nothing says whipped like a shirt that matches your girlfriend’s dress. Did he make it to prom at least? :)