1st Sewing Project...

Today I used my sewing machine for the first time. My parents bought it for me last September and it has just been sitting in my room waiting for me to give it some attention. The last time I used a sewing machine was in 8th grade home economics...I don't even want to count back how many years ago that was. Nothing I made turned out that well back then and that's the reason why I've never tried sewing since then, until now. I have two awesome friends that sew all the time and so it has sparked my interest lately.

Here's my fun new sewing machine, courtesy of my awesome parents...thanks mom and dad!


Since it has been several years since I last attempted to sew anything besides hair bows, I decided to start out with something simple...a pillow case for Jaedyn. She has been showing a lot of interest in her brothers' pillows lately so I decided it was time to get her one, but I didn't have a pillow case to match her crib set. I found some really cute material at JoAnn's that was pink with white polka dots and I used the same ribbon that is on Jaedyn's valances to make it with.

I think it turned out pretty cute and it was a lot easier than I thought it would be. It matches her crib and colors in her room so well...


Here's a close up of the ribbon, it's so cute!


I decided to make two pillow cases so I can alternate them, but I ran into some problems on the second one...my needle broke while I was sewing on the ribbon and for some reason the thread in the bobbin keeps jamming up with only two sides left to sew. So, the second pillow case will be done later, but until then Jaedyn is enjoying bedtime tonight with her new pillow and pillow case.


Thanks Savannah for all your help today with this project. Next week I'm going to try making Jaedyn a purse, we'll see how well that turns out. I'll keep ya posted!