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Tammy (my wife) says I have to eat a lot of crow… so here it is.
Yesterday when Tammy was putting a new bar of soap in the bathtub, I immediately asked her to save the old slivers for me. She busted out laughing, literally doubling over. Poor Johann didn’t quite understand what was so funny, but enjoyed seeing Tammy having such a good laugh. I was “forced” to apologize for all those years of giving her a hard time about saving the soap slivers for marking fabric. Of course she also made me apologize for a few other things I gave her a hard time about that relate to sewing. I drew the line at apologizing for giving her a hard time about her “stash”.
Of course today, it was that I started brainstorming some ideas for some art-to-wear garments that we could make. I was genuinely excited about it. We had seen a few coats and blouses in a couple of recent catalogues and magazines and I referred to them as I was describing the new designs. She sat there with her jaw dropped then started laughing uncontrollably. When she finally got control, she said she was glad and loved my ideas and passion, but that I have a lot of crow to eat.
Of course the good part is, I have a first class seamstress as a partner (in business and life) to work with everyday and to collaborate with to make some of the designs I have in my head come true. I have no experience with sewing at all, but she has always seemed to be able to sew anything she puts her mind to. Of course her 4 year+ collection of Threads magazine doesn’t hurt either!