Creative Moment

On Christmas 2007, I got the brand new sewing machine I asked for. A year and half later, I finally put it to use! Yesterday I decided to finally tackle the shopping cart cover pattern I bought a few months ago. I got the material, thread, and all the necessities then too. There was no excuse not to sew it except "no time." I got up, looked at my sewing machine, and said "Now is as good a time as ever." And off I went. I finished it at 11pm last night with virtually no breaks :) I haven't sewed anything substantial since my prom dress 14 years ago!! This was a challenging "beginner" project, but I did it all by myself except for the two phone calls to Mom to ask questions about terminology I couldn't remember. I was so proud when I was all done. And, I'm happy to say my sewing machine purrs like a kitten, works wonderfully, and the only major mishap was when the safety pin came undone when I was feeding the elastic through the material. It was a pain in the behind to finish that part, but I did it!! And I successfully did my first "gathering" without a hitch... whew!

Now, on to the pajama project. I hope it's much easier than this one. I can't remember if there are buttons on it... let's hope not! :)