The art of not giving up | what sewing has taught me about patience

I'll be honest, I'm not always a very patient person. I don't like long lines or flossing, but I do like satisfaction.

 I sewed my first knife pleated skirt a month ago and since then I've sewn the same style skirt six times over. One too tight, one with Velcro, one with a crazy hemline... well you get the point. Every single time I'd become frustrated with my work and was so ready to give in and accept defeat with the knowledge that I couldn't sew a knife pleated skirt. Yet every day I'd see my pile of sad skirts in the corner and every Sunday I'd  sew it again and fail. And then I'd try again and fail. I'd try again because I was not going to quit -- Don't use failure as an excuse to quit. And finally, finally, after my fifth attempt, a kick ass knife-pleated skirt came into existence. 

So, my conclusion: with a little patience and a whole lotta persistence anything really is possible.