Natalie Trowbridge

Common Threads

I feel lucky to say that sewing has been a part of my life as long as I could remember. My mom sewed for herself all the time, and when I was younger she would sometimes make me clothes, too. She worked on a boxy tan machine with the word VIKING printed proudly on the side. It was an ugly thing, the color of a manila folder with the sort of 70's vibe that gave away its age.