Lesson 5: A Sewing Sensation

"Juan glanced up again from his magazine and asked, 'Is your machine running okay, Mom? I think it's making a weird noise.'"

"'I can't believe you sewed that so perfectly on your first try,' Mom said, patting Juan on the back."

"To himself, he muttered, 'What would Anthony think if he saw me at a sewing machine?' as he headed outdoors."

'"Many of the best fashion designers are men,' Juan's dad continued."

"Juan felt proud that people wanted to wear his mother's creations on their special days."

"Juan sat on the floor of Mom's sewing room with one eye on his soccer magazine and one eye on his mother."

"Juan had a huge smile on his face when he looked over his shoulder at his mom."

"Then he remembered the patience that his mother always showed, and he slowed down."

She tells him that her sewing machine doesn't require fixing.

She gives him some pillowcases to sew on his own.

She sends him outside to play ball instead of sewing.

She gives him a notebook for sketching and drawing.

He knew that he needed to practice if he wanted to improve his soccer skills.

He did not want his friends to think he was rude for keeping them waiting.

He thought that his father would not approve of his interest in sewing.

He was concerned that his friends might make fun of his sewing talent.