I'm Sari and I'm Haley and this is Seamwork Radio.

Welcome back to Seamwork Radio where we share practical ideas for building a creative process so you can sew with intention and joy.

And today we're talking about what happens when your hobby starts to feel like work.

And we're going to cover why fun hobbies sometimes start to feel like a chore,

what to do when you first notice this happening, and lots of tips for making sewing feel fun again.

All right.

So we will start with our icebreaker for today, Haley.

It is tell me about your most

recent sewing fail. This isn't like an absolute fail, but this was like a failure to recognize

myself.

And so I'll get into it.

Recently, I was making a Madu top and the fabric I was using have this really like cool salvage.

It was like a neon, like lemony color.

I was in the office cutting it out and I think a few people saw it and they're like,

that's so cool. You got to find a way to incorporate it. And I was like, yeah, I do. I really do.

So Areta, our sample sewer, was like you should sew it like piping into the raglands seam. And I was

like, that is a killer idea. I'm totally doing that. And so I did.

I sew the sleeves in with the piping. I try it on before I attach all the elastic and

facings and stuff. And I was like, I hate wearing fluorescent colors. Why did I like, yes. When I look at the fabric and the beautiful salvage, I'm like, that is so cool.

I hate wearing them.

And I immediately had to rip it all out.

And of course, I'd searched the seams already.

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