I remember my Irish grandmother teaching me to knit. I couldn’t have been but six years old. Trying to manipulate the needles, keeping the tension uniform, yarn over, slide through; it was hard but I persisted. Little did I know it would become a lifelong past time.
I taught myself to crochet in order to make doll clothes that my parents couldn’t afford to buy. At Brownies (Girl Scouts) I made an apron. For girls of a certain era, learning to sew was an required skillset.
I still have my childhood sewing basket with my Brownie pin inside.
My mother made all my dance costumes and in high school I got my first sewing machine. I never was a seamstress.
From knitting and crocheting my adult interest turned to quilting.
Of late I’ve picked up a needle and thread and began ‘slow stitching ‘.
To my surprise and great pleasure, my granddaughters seem to be interested in stitching.
Maybe I will leave a legacy after all.
DOS TORTAS
the adventures of dos tortas 
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