W-E-L-L.
I went to a class on Saturday. Out of all my little ventures that I have made the past few years, my instructor on Saturday was the nicest and most helpful. She started at the very beginning [here is the "on" switch for the sewing machine] but never made one feel silly for asking a question or not knowing how to do the simplest task on the sewing machine. Awesome.
I bought some cheap-ish fabric hurriedly Friday night at Wal-Mart. While I was waiting for the class to start, I ended up buying new material for my project. [I'm so glad I did.]
I'm serious, in my opinion, fabric choice is at least 50% of the success of a project. This material is incredible.
Okay. So here's my pillow. I am not patting myself on the back [yet] because a)_I did this project with a helpful instructor close at hand and b)_the material is fabulous.
After class, I marched right back upstairs and purchased another 1/2 yard of the same fabric which forces me to make another one [and soon].
::the bigger picture::
::the zipper--not bad for a beginner::
::an up-close and personal view of the brown bird::
::the perky little corner::
I have never been so excited about sewing in my life. So we need to get our sewing machine fixed pronto so that I can whip up another pillow before I forget what I learned. And I plan to take another class there. Whoop!
11 comments:
That turned out really nice! The fabric is really cute too! Great job!! I'm looking forward to seeing more things you make.... When I was in home ec in school I made a shirt (ugh), lets just say I never wore it! lol Its great that your pillow turned out so nice that you can proudly display it!
Oooohhh...I like it! I've been wanting to do some more sewing. I have some fabric I bought to make an apron, but I'm not sure if that's what I want to do now. So, I'm trying to figure out what else to make...who knows I may end up making an apron after all. :)
Rebecca, what a great looking pillow! Girl, I could have never talked the zipper. I love sewing, straight lines - big things - curtains! Get the picture, not putting in zippers. I do love thf fabric. Goes well with your wallpaper on your blog. :) Good luck! Possibilites are endless.
The instructor of this class purposefully put a zipper on this pillow to "make" us learn it as a beginner. I think that's a great idea and it doesn't seem so daunting. You would be surprised how I sewed the cool little rectangle around the zipper. My rectangle is a little wobbly but if you just put down scotch tape and stitch around it, you get the boxy look.
The class looks like a lot of fun and your pillow turned out adorable; absolutely love it!
Thanks, Nicole!
Love it Rebecca! I love the fabric -- and I just noticed your blog matches:)
I didn't pick up the fabric to match my blog but it does. Funny, isn't it?! :)
Great job! I am still working on my first pair of culottes for my sewing class. You will hopefully see them on Lindsey after Christmas if they are successful...then you can judge for yourself! I like it also...I just keep feeling like, "Okay, I get it! I can understand this! I can do this!" It is not the big, overwhelming, complex thing it used to be in my mind!
Awesome job! Fabric makes all the difference!! :)
Beautiful! I love it!!
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