An open letter to my sewing machine

Dear Betty,

I feel the time has come for us to take a break, I know you work hard and we've had so many happy times but it seems that you just aren't feeling it at the moment!

I get it, we all have days where we just feel like we need a couple of hours off. To sit on the sofa in pjs and plough through a family bar of Galaxy. So as a treat I've booked you in for a spa break (otherwise known as a service). Now I hope you'll relax and try to chill out a bit, you really have been a bit tense lately and you've been known to snap many threads. I'm sorry I swore at you, we all say things we don't mean when we are in fits of frustration so I think this time apart will be good for us both. 

In the meantime I'll be using Maud, your twin sister. However, lets be honest, she's the wayward one and we are currently locked in a battle of wills. I think she'd rather stitch cushions than freehand embroider but I'm making do. Hurry up and enjoy your MOT so we can be reunited again soon.

​Dawn x

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