The Embroidered Pig

I have always been a crafty person. I am not good at all crafts—I can barely knit, and while I have tried crochet on more than one occasion, it is a skill that eludes me. Embroidery is something else altogether. I have embroidered since I was in grammar school and across my lifetime it has been a constant. So when my son asked me about custom embroidering aprons for the groomsmen at his wedding, my first thought was not to send them out but rather to get a machine that does embroidery and take a stab at it myself. The bottom line is that it went fine—my spouse got some great denim aprons at an auction, enough extras to be able to practice on and to have enough to give people beyond those identified one if it worked out. I only had to rip out one before I got the hang of it. The task of taking on a new technological skill without instruction was daunting, but in the end, I was happy I did it and happy with how it turned out. Now to figure out the next project!