Networked Learning Project-Post #1

     I grew up in a very close-nit family.  My father was a very tall man standing at 6'5", but had an inseam of 30" on his pants.  For any of you reading this, what that means is, he was super tall, but had REALLY short legs.  My mother always bought him pants, but then had to hem them up a few inches so that he never tripped on them.  Trust me, a man of his size tripping, would not have been a good idea!!

     My mom could hem pants.  If I needed a button put back on pants, she could do that.  A hole in a shirt or a pair of pants, she had that too.  So where am I going with all of this?  

     Well, I do not know how to sew, never learned.  I took sewing class in seventh grade, but nothing ever stuck.  I remember coming home from work one day and feeling a draft in my pants.  There was a huge hole in an area that was unseen to anyone (good thing I wore nice underpants that day!).  I actually had to have a friend's grandmother fix my pants for me.  It was so embarrassing!  I know some of you may say, why not just have your mom do it?  Well, I always wanted to have her teach me, but six years ago this August, I lost my mom to cancer, so she never got the chance to teach me.  

      I can not sew a button on, nor use a sewing machine (I actually gave my mothers away).  So, for my Networked Learning Project, I want to teach myself to sew a button on my pants.  I have way too many pairs of pants where the buttons are on their last leg.  They are ready to fall off and I think that if I can fix them, I can save my pants!!

So, join me on my journey to save my wardrobe!  Maybe I will even be able to learn how to fix holes and rips in pants, I guess we will just have to wait and see!!!