I have finished some projects.
First of all, my grandsons projects were so easy to do. I made them some pillow cases with some of their favorite characters. Pillow cases aren’t such a creative idea, but I figured they would enjoy laying their little heads on Angry Birds and Lightning Mcqueen.
You don’t even need to use a pattern, just take one of your old pillow cases and take the measurements and add on a 5/8 seam allowance for the side seam and leave about 5 inches for the hem. I used just a touch over 1 yard of material for each one. Super fast and super easy!
This is a great project for mothers doing a room makeover. It’s always fun to add your own touches.
Little girls would love a girly pillow case.
I’ve also been experimenting with clutch purses. The pattern I used was a kwick sew pattern which only has 2 pieces, and it was super easy as well. This clutch purse would be great for going out on a date and it’s easy enough to make several to go with different outfits!
The pattern gives you a choice of a finished seam or using a zig zag stitch to finish the edges. It does call for a serged edge, but I don’t have a serger, so I used a zig zag stitch. I’m still working on little handles and closures.
These are just practice ones, till I can make that perfect one.
In the future I hope to start an Etsy shop so I’m trying to find my little niche.
Have a sewful day.♥♥♥
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Many years ago women wore aprons for cooking, and cleaning, now, not so much. I remember my mother wearing them all the time as she worked in the home. Now aprons are more of a decoration, and I have seen some lovely ones on Pinterest.
At one point I was making aprons from recycled jeans, so I decided to participate in a craft show , and thought that my aprons would be a big hit. Well they were a big hit, in a way. The people gave me many compliments and examined them very carefully, but then never even bought one. I could hear them trying to figure out how I made them and tried to guess what part of the jeans I had used. But still, not one person bought a single one. One person came back twice and looked at a certain apron. I could tell she was debating on what to do, well she finally walked away without the apron.
Disappointment turned into anger, but then I realized that I did the very same thing when I attended craft shows. I’d always examine the item very carefully and then I’d say, ” Oh I can make that.” and walk away. Actually, I still do this. Well I guess the old saying is true; “What goes around, comes around.” Lesson learned! But I’m not going to be discouraged and will now continue to make my aprons and see if I can do a little better.
