Monday, May 30, 2011

Adventures in Sewing

I'm almost embarrassed to admit that I'm not very good at sewing. Yes, I've had a sewing machine for years and sew pretty frequently, but it's always very basic stuff that doesn't involve much more than sewing a straight line. And even that I'm not great at. So, I picked out a pattern:


Got some pretty fabric:


Turned our guest bedroom into a sewing station:


And...well, I haven't started yet. But when I do, I'll post more!

Also, I made some cute fabric flowers to attach to hair clips or brooches or just whatever. The first one I made for my niece turned out way too big, so I made the next few a lot smaller.