ione (mom) was one of those chosen few that was talented in this field. because her sewing/craft room was located in the basement, the echoes of the machine "humming" could be heard through the entire family room -- so my little simple singer noise is somewhat nostalgic! halloween costumes, dress-up dresses, first day of school outfits, a handful of picture day dresses (usually the first day of school dress), holiday vests, & elastic-waisted cotton pants with crewneck cotton puff painted outfits (mostly adorned with cartoon characters) are some of the sewing projects that ione created when we were growing up. i want to do this! cute little first day of school skirts -- adorable!
too bad 3/5 projects that i've worked on so far have been repairing jacks toys. lame.
project #1: puppy quilt
i mostly didn't want to try make a "full" quilt as my first attempt & i knew i wouldn't set up the sewing
machine right the first time. plus, binding & basting is kind of hard!
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| here's the halfways point. i think half the issue was getting him to stop trying to sit on it as i went through the machine! |
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| as long as you don't look at it close-up, it looks pretty snazzy! |
project #2: hamburger pin cushin
each layer is a different storage for pins -- genius! andrew approved of my choice of object & it inspired
us to go to red robin this afternoon, so i consider it a success!
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| again, genius! |
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| it has multiple issues, such as the sesame seed pattern is on the bottom too & the top "bun" isn't shaped quite right. details... |
