Photo a day for a year

today's subject: project

Again, I have been slacking posting pictures everyday.

I should have used that as my "project" subject.

ha!

I love to sew.

I just don't.

I don't make time for it,

space for it,

or

time for it.  :)

For many years I felt like I didn't really have the space to sew.  I needed a table, a place where I could spread fabric and supplies out.

We bought a large table.

I also didn't really have a sewing machine.

Technically, I did.  However it was so old it was made of cast iron and I had no idea how to use it.

Recently, I purchased a sewing machine at an estate sale from close friends of the family.

I finally got the guts to pull it out to see if I could figure it out.  With a ton of help from my husband, I was able to figure out the bobbin situation - which I have always found intimidating for reasons unknown to me.  He also helped me figure out exactly how to thread it.

I was on my way!

Except I felt very rusty.

I took classes for a while about ten years ago just for fun.  I made a winter snow suit for my six month old son...who is about to turn 11 in a couple weeks. *sigh*

So, last week I did the best I could with the patience that was given to me and recovered a pillow.

It didn't turn out the best...but it wasn't horrible either.

I need to work the kinks out.

My next project is either a rice heating pad because I love them and don't own one

or

pajama pants....

either for me or my daughter.

I haven't decided who gets them yet...I suppose it depends how they turn out. :)

Here is the fabric I will be using for the pjs:

Of course, I love the city scape design

and it is very soft.

My daughter loves it too.

However, it was the end of the bolt of fabric from the store, so we both can't have them.

Stay tuned to see who gets them

and

how my rice heating pad turns out.