I had a dream of sewing up ALLL of my fabric stash this winter.

No, I won't get there. But  I sewed up A LOT of my fabric stash and it’s down to a manageable size and I have a ton of new things, so even though I still have some fabric left I am calling it a win!

This is a 100% polyester I got for very cheap many years ago and never knew what to do with it. I don’t generally want to wear polyester… but when I made a few hoodies this winter I realized that this polyester would be perfect for a zip up hoodie - especially fantastic for cycling on cooler spring days.

When it came to the zipper, I pinned it in and noticed, before I sewed, that it was upside down. I thought “who cares?” and sewed it in. Then I tried it on and found out I CARE that it’s upside down because this way it doesn’t zip from the bottom up, it zips from the top down, LOL!

So I took it out and re-did it right side up. Tried it on. PERFECT!

Then I got to the finishing part and snipped off the end of the zipper - totally not thinking.

Then I tried it on again…. zipper no longer zips because I CUT OFF AN ESSENTIAL PART.

I did have a moment of “total overwhelm meltdown”.

But I quickly let it go. It’s just a zipper. I’ve sewn it twice already, I can do it three times.

The next day I was therapy and we were talking about being a sensitive creative person in this toxic world (my therapist actually used the phrase “steaming pile of bullshit” 🤣) and I told her the story of the hoodie zipper and how easy it was for me to accept mistakes and mis-steps in the process of making a hoodie, and I wish it could be that easy in my life.

At the end of therapy when I checked my phone to book our next appointment, I had a text from my sister.

WITHOUT EVEN ASKING HER, since she was out with my mom near the fabric store, she picked up a new zipper for my hoodie and had left it outside my condo.

I felt so seen and supported in my creative process.

There really is magic everywhere. And especially in this galaxy hoodie!

So now every time I wear it, I remember that kindness and thoughtfulness AND I remember the question: how can I be easier with myself for my mistakes and mis-steps?

 

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