the modern wife

regarding my last post about my workspace and calling it a tornado wreck, i may have only shown you the eye of the tornado, the place of calm in the midst of a raging storm. kj has, unfortunately, documented the entire wreck and i'm showing it very soon. then you can start feeling better about your messy desks. ^-^

anyways, on another story...my husband has a favorite pair of jeans which he wears at home after work. it's very old and tattered and the denim has become soft and light that my husband would not exchange it for anything else...until...

the holes below the back pockets got worse, the denim was worn to threadbare glory but still my husband won't give up on it. he can't wear it anymore though because i couldn't stop laughing at his bums hanging out (not that i couldn't keep my hands off it, pfffft). so while he wears his tracksuit as a substitute, he couldn't stop longing for the day when he can wear his beloved jeans again.

so the dutiful wife that i am, decided to repair it on my sewing machine. i mean, my grandmother did it with all the pants in her household of 13, how difficult can it really be? and i love my husband to bits, tattered jeans and all i thought the poor worn out thing is worth giving it a new lease in life.

i patched the holes with the denim pieces i have cut off from my own (rather long) jeans, started sewing it on, and realized it wasn't as easy as i thought...the thread in my bobbin was spun loosely because that was my first experiment with my machine and i was too lazy to change it, and too stingy to waste it away at the same time.

the smaller hole didn't look so bad, easy peasy sewing.

but the bigger hole was a disaster. i actually laughed so hard after looking at my finished job, i could almost hear the poor thing sighing back at the "new lease in life" i just granted it. anyways, when kj got home that afternoon, he was thrilled nonetheless and immediately wore it! i was rewarded with lotsa kisses for restoring "some" dignity to his comfort jeans. ^-^ he even went to our town centre's fish and chips shop (5 minutes walk away) in it, when i begged for some fries and burgers for the saturday dinner!

after what's been said and done, i think i will never be my grandmother, patching and sewing worn and tattered clothes. shopping is wayyyyyyy easier, i'll be happy and content with the modern wife title! how about you? i think i know the answer.....!

on a crafty note, i made these fabric boxes last saturday, and if you would want to read more of it, please go to jane {hearts} crafts, a crafty collaboration with my friend nicole of sleepyjane's. i hope you'd go and visit to leave us a hoot and cheer. ♥

have a great week everyone!