On Thursday Lisa and I got sewing lessons from Edwina, and for the first time ever, I finally feel like I might get the hang of a machine. Edwina is a former professional sewing teacher. Lisa and I have been hand-sewing doll clothes for weeks, but now that we want to graduate to a few simple outfits for our daughters, Edwina recommended the strength of the machine stitch. My MIL was nice enough to give us each a used machine. Now that I'm gaining a little confidence, I'm also looking forward to making some cool stitched scrapbooking embellishments!