I thought perhaps I am wasting my time, although everyone seems to be appreciative when they receive these gifts. The cost of the machines, thread, material, tools and my time are not cheap.
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Have you estimated the cost of counseling for stress? Shrinks cost a lot. Sewing is so soothing that most people take it up to relieve stress, and think the pleasure they get from sewing counts a lot more than they could ever guess.
What would you be doing if you weren't sewing? Watching mindless TV shows? (You can tell I don't have TV cable now)
Getting cranky with DH and kids? Eating snacks continuously?
Sewing keeps my hands busy a long time and my mind occupied with color and pattern and size and who gets this and who would want that and...and...maybe I could make that but change the pattern in this spot and...