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Sunday, November 9, 2008
Reflections for the sewing session
12:17 PM Since I am in the mood for reflections, I might as well share about my feelings for the sewing session too... Here goes... I must say that I am very proud of the team for coming up with the quilt, and I am sure all of us thought it is a great job done. I was reading Farah's post about the making of cornflakes and I thought whatever she said apllied very much to this context as well, the concept of give and take. Although not everyone was there when we did the sewing, everyone there did give their very best, from the fact that those who did not know how to sew at all did give it a try, those who have not seen the sewing machine before also took the effort to learn how to use it, and the best part of it is that - the cloth still turns out fine. It taught me that nothing is impossible. In the morfing before the very first sewing session, I was still worrying about how the cloth will turn out. How do I go about sewing it? How do I make sure that the fraying sides don't affect the outcome of the quilt? But in the end I realised that if we just do it, it will be ok. And if you have the heart to do it, things will turn out fine. Not knowing how to do something is not a valid excuse for not doing that something, and what in the end matters, is not how nice the cloth turns out to be, but how much work and effort we all put in and the sense of pride in telling other people: I did it, without knowing how to do it at first, and that I gave it a try. I hope whatever I learnt will give those who are now worried or afraid of what will happen during the trip some encouragement. This is an all new experience for the entire group - you are not alone. We will try together, and manage together:) Jiayi |
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