Renee Sharkey

Family Crafts

When I was six I started sewing. My Mom bought precious moments doll panels for me to practice with. A boy and girl angel. My sister was sick off and on. My parents thought it would be a good distraction from all the questions I had. I didn't know they were waiting for answers to the same questions. While my Mom was at the hospital with my sister I tried to figure out what I was supposed to do. My Dad surprised me and taught me how to hand sew. Dad learned to sew when he was younger. It came in handy for Dad when he was in boot camp. Most the men could not sew. They paid him to sew their badges and tags. He taught me to sew on a couple practice pieces and showed me how to cut the dolls out. He gave me a pair of bright orange scissors to use. Dad said that good scissors were very important to sewing. I today know they were Fiskar scissors. I then hand stitched each one carefully. By the time my sister came home she had two precious moments angels waiting on her bed.