STOKE: Sewing Sisters Report
Author: Laura Frazier
STOKE: Sewing Sisters Report Laura Frazier It has really been my joy to get to know these girls and to teach them a bit about lots of things. Some of the girls have been with the group since the beginning! In the last couple of years, we have done some gardening, made stepping stones, planted flowers, made jewelry, and learned to embroider.
We never got to canning, maybe next year. We eat a lot, watch YouTube videos, and talk a whole lot. The girls range from 5th grade to 9th. I try to temper the conversation, so our little 5th grader does not go home and say, " Guess what I learned in sewing today!”, I hope it is a safe place for the girls to talk about life and I love how they support each other. They let me interject my little old lady's sage advice from time to time. Destiny says, "What is said in sewing, stays in sewing!" They are also learning to sew!! Besides basic sewing skills, they are also learning to alter clothing and repurpose thrift store finds!
We have had enough working sewing machines donated that any girl that needs one will have a machine to take home. Because of donations and grants, the girls were able to shop for fabric and patterns. Each of the girls has been given a beginning sewing kit. Our current project is a flannel rag quilt. Thank you to Stoke for your trust and for letting me make it up as I go along.
Thank you, community, for your generosity and support for these kids! Feel very blessed to live in Townsend!
Laura Frazier
