Home Ec Lesson #5

Today I went back a couple of lessons so I could make this very cool supplies roll up. I was waiting on the oilcloth for the outside to come in from Etsy.



I think I'll put my crochet stuff in it eventually, but it also works for sewing supplies.

Home Ec Lesson #6

I realize I skipped a couple of lessons, but I'm waiting on some fabric for #5 and #4 is some bunting and I might go back and do it later, but I'm not really interested in it right now.

The Ironing Board Cover

This will take some finesse to get it perfectly fitted on the board. I'll go back and work on it later. I was just too excited to wait to take the pictures! LOL

UPDATE: Here's a new pic where I've put the clips underneath and re-ironed it. Looks better!

Home Ec Lesson #3

Reusable Grocery/Book Bag

Home Ec Lesson #2

Gift Bag:

Home Ec Lesson #1

Today marks the first day I've had my sewing machine out in probably a year or more. I have a love/hate relationship with sewing. I love the finished products. I'm not a bad seamstress and when my kids were little I made them lots of cute clothes. But it makes my back and neck hurt...and all that ironing! Sheesh! That's my least favorite household chore as it is.

But a couple weeks ago I came across an opportunity to take an online sewing class. It's self paced and has lots of really cool projects like an apron, a duvet cover, curtains, a laptop case...26 of them all together. So I decided to haul out the ol' machine and give it a go.

The class started today with napkins. Two kinds...a single layer and a double layer. For the single layer I made a couple of denim napkins with some remnants I had on hand. Cute, but nothing special. However, for the double layer I decided to actually do something cool. I went to Hobby Lobby with no idea what I wanted them to look like. I picked up several bolts of fabric, but nothing seemed to really thrill me. So I stepped outside my normal "everything must be perfectly pre-coordinated for me to think it goes together" mindset and just bought two fabrics I liked and sewed them together.

I really like the way they turned out.

What about you? Do you like to sew?