And I thought sewing was for old ladies...

So this sewing class that I have been so excited about...was actually really awesome. I showed up and I was the first one there. (I know! Me? Early?!) And I get my sewing machine set up the best I know how (aka-I plugged it in) And I'm thinking, where are all the other women who must be signed up for this class? Luckily, within a few minutes 2 women showed up with brand new sewing machines in hand. Phew, they look like they have no idea what they are doing either. Well, I was right... they had no idea what they were doing. But the threee little girls that followed them in did. These girls were like 9 and 10 years old and they come in and set up their machines and they totally know everything! The teacher was asking basic questions that I had no idea about and they knew everything. So while the teacher is teaching me how to thread my machine correctly, these girls are over there figuring out how to make button holes (like the big cute rings that you see on shower curtains) and ruffles. I felt like the biggest idiot, but it was more funny than sad. And then to top it all off, I had my mom's sewing machine. Which the teacher actually said was a really good machine, and it was easy to use, so I have nothing against it. But It is really old looking. I mean, it's a lovely early 7o's brown and gold and I don't think that it has ever been cleaned or really taken care of. (Let's face it, us Shiflet girls only pull it out when something really needs to be mended..so, once a year...maybe) So as I'm working on learning to sew a straight line, the littlest girl comes over and says "Oh my gosh, I love your machine." And I was like "Thanks, it's pretty old but it works." And she says "Yeah I just love vintage stuff." I couldn't help but laugh. It was too funny. Overall, I learned a lot in just 2 hours and the teacher was super sweet. And now I feel confident that I can learn how to make anything I want to. Yeah!