Our Little Sewing Club

As I think I have previously mentioned my good friend Amy and I have started sewing together. You might wonder how this works seeing as how there is only one sewing machine at each of our houses. But actually it works quite well. First and foremost we are each other's cheering squad. Since neither of us is very good at sewing we dole out courage at every turn and when that doesn't work we turn to wine. Another thing we have noticed is that sewing is not just about whipping things out on our handy sewing machines, in fact it seems to be more about measuring, cutting, re-cutting due to bad measurement, ironing and pinning. So when one of us is doing all of this and cursing up a storm the other is happily playing with the machine. We have a ball chatting, drinking and eventually making something however lopsided it may be. So if you happen to be the recipient of one of our creations please know it was made with love and chalk up the little mistakes to our inexperience or the amount wine. Here is a sample of what I have made so far...

To Sew or Not to Sew

While I was in New Mexico not only did I get new curtains, I also learned how to sew. My good friend Kelly and her mom Linda took a day out of their busy schedules to teach me the ropes of using a sewing machine. With so many babies on the way (11 and counting) in my wider circle of friends I wanted to be able to make these special mothers something personal, cute and straight from the heart. And although I did teach myself to knit while I was sick in bed for four days, I thought perhaps sewing would be a more effective (and hopefully faster) way of making baby things. Check out the blanket and burp clothes they helped me create. Thank you ladies!

Hopefully I can figure out how to make the ancient machine I have in the basement work like Linda's much newer and lighter model.

Wish me luck!