Hello, Kitty.

All I wanted for my 31st birthday was a Hello Kitty sewing machine. When I got it, the minty green color made me want to make something. Anything. But I had no idea what to do. After watching every “learn to sew” youtube video out there and scouring the bare-bones manual, I finally made my first stitch and, boy, was it powerful! I was ready to conquer the world. I am woman. I am technically savvy. I can make...a pillow case?

At the time, the only live resource around was this depressing basement fabric store two towns away. They had a lot of Cat and The Hat prints that didn’t exactly scream urban sophisticate. It was hard, but I still managed to find an Orla Kiely-looking pear print that did the trick for my first domestic sewing project. Oh, what a pillow case it was.

Fast forward six months and I have now spent the near entirety of my last paycheck at this hip stitch club that just opened up in town called Gather Here (http://www.gatherhereonline.com/). I now know how to make a messenger bag, a duvet cover and a simple skirt. I have gone a little nutso, perhaps, adding my colorful flair to whatever I can get my hands on around our house. Talk about girl power. Making your own decor, clothing and accessories really is the art of modern womanhood. 

I had a few days off and together, with sweet Kitty, I have given two rooms in the house make-overs. Talk about gratification and instant reward! Watch out world: she’s got Hello Kitty at her mercy and she’s not afraid to use it.