That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for August 13, 2021

“(Sigh.) I wish he’d leave off of those banana and peanut butter sandwiches. This is the third time I’ve had to let it out this year.”

It sounded so exotic. And even a bit sexy. I knew I should have looked it up in a dictionary before accepting this terrible job as a ”sempstress.”

Lillian would have never joined the school band if they had told her beforehand that she had to sew her own uniform.

“Take it in… let it out… take it in… let it out…” I keep telling her she should just buy it in multiple sizes. I don’t care if it is Oprah’s “lucky” pants suit.

Portrait of Lachesis (since she’s not spinning, it doesn’t appear to be Clotho & I don’t see a scissors or knife to be Atropos.)

She despised how that fisherman bossed her, / and the sleepless nights sewing had cost her. / “Mend this torn yellow slicker,” / he barked, reeking of liquor. / (She no longer eats Gorton’s of Gloucester.)

“Hmmm. I don’t think that stitch was supposed to go through my finger…”

And using her sewing repair skills, she cornered the market on slightly used skydiving suits.

“Sempstress? Fie !” was the cry of the tailors/ who were charged with the garb of the sailors/ whose failing attempt / had sought to preempt/ the sempstress, who avoided their failures.

And mad props to Steve for properly using ’s to make an s-ending non-plural possessive!

Not adding the s bugs me almost as much as an apostrophe in a non-possessive plural.

The Little Seamstress: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Faed_-_The_Little_Seamstress.jpg 

has info and links that point to more info about this 1840, roughly B4 paper size painting.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image at 

http://thatispriceless.blogspot.com/2021/08/masterpiece-2770.html 

I have added a comment there (already approved by Mr. Melcher) pointing to the artist info I used to point to here. So far, 3 works by this artist have been used here. 

https://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2020/01/17?comments=visible 

has the prior (my comment there includes four of the artist info URLs also pointed to by here links in my blog entry comment).

Kind of looks like Priscilla . . . . :)

“You know, I think I like paint-by-number better.”

since the sex change procedure, Hellen/ Paul is now able to wear the dress she’s been working on for so long.

“Keep your shirt on, Pagliacci. I’ll have the giubba ready in time for your big aria!”

Sewing wasn’t her only pursuit. / She could also preserve any fruit. / With her two skills combined / she took bright yellow rind / and she sewed a banana-skin suit.

Young Emma MacBloomer about to stun the world with her satin bloomers creation! :>)

the little seamstress, pauses, smiles to herself, and thinks, it’s probably dawning on him about now that something wasn’t right about that tea…

Oh sure! Just because I always have thread coming out of my thumb, they expect me to be the seamstress! John has a foot, but do they ask him to kick everything? NO

With a thread coming out of your thumb/ one might safely assume that you’re dumb/ but the Lord in us dwells, / hence compassion compels/ us to hope that you’re comfortably numb.

“Blue jean baby, L.A. lady, seamstress for the band”

I’m tired of him gaining weight and ripping these gold slacks!

Sewing clothing was not her first plan. / She sold jokes to the folks in Japan. / She didn’t earn riches, / but kept them in stitches. / On the shelf you’ll see her biggest fan.