
Yesterday, I decided to start on a project I had been talking about for a while. I can’t say I was prepared to make a narwhal, because I was feeling mentally frustrated. I cut a pattern, chose fabric, cut and started to thread my needle. I should’ve stopped there. As I was threading my needle, I somehow made a tiny knot in the thread and couldn’t get it out. Instead of cutting the thread and starting all over, I barreled through it and started sewing. By the time it was ready for tusk attachment, the narwhal had taken on life and I couldn’t stop even though I knew it wasn’t going to be what I wanted. Half an hour later, in a fit of madness, I pulled so hard on a stitch that the thread busted and I was done.
I’ve learned my lesson. Do not force myself to make stuff just because an idea’s been sitting in my head for a while. It’s okay for things to marinate. However, in this attempt, I’ve learned things for the next time I try making a narwhal.
He still looks pretty happy too.