EEKKK, a new machine for me.

My amazing husband surprised me with a new sewing machine. It is beautiful and so quiet. It has speed control so it is much easier to keep a steady straight line.

Thanks Leif I love ya! My dad's shirt is going to look amazing. :)

Project Number 2 for the day a Crayon Cozy too.

Car Cozy for Ewan

Rolled up


I finally have had a little time and sewed something new! A Car Cozy for Ewan to take to church with us. I think it turned out pretty darn cute, he said he didn't like it "eating" his cars. Crazy little monkey. :)

Zana is sewing too!!!!

The place I take my sewing classes now offers kids classes too, so I signed Zana up for one and she LOVED it! She was a little advanced for the sewing 101 so the teacher moved her up a class and let her make a "creature".

It is going to be so fun to sew with her.

Seam Finishes

French Seam
Regular Clean-Finished Seam
Flat-Felled Seam
Zigzag-Finished Seam

The apron I made for a Christmas present for a friend.

So I took my second sewing class last night and learned different seam finishes. There was one that I have seen I was wanting to learn and what do ya know they taught us in class last night. I am really enjoying my classes and can not wait to have some free time to try some of these techniques out.

I included one of my projects I did before Christmas for fun. :)

Better Late Than Never.......

Outward curve seam (above)

Inward curve seam (above)

Enclosed Seam (above)

Inward Corner Seam (above)

My mom bought me my first sewing machine for my 32nd birthday. Now the last time I sewed before my birthday was when I was 15 and my grandma helped and tried to teach my to sew my first pair of pants. It was successful and I wore those pants until one day they fell apart in the washer. I have not sewn since then.
I got my machine and had a friend from the ward come help me figure out how to use it. That was a great help and off I went. My first few projects turned out pretty good if I do say so myself. Well I began to search the internet for tutorials and began to self teach. Then I ran across some terms I was NOT familiar with things like "stitch in the ditch", and other crazy sewing terms that I could not quite get so I decided to take some sewing classes at a place here in Denver called Fancy Tiger. The first class I took was sewing 101 and it was useful to help me get to know my machine a bit better. My second class was last night and it was seam techniques I did not know there were SO many! It was a great class and I am excited for my other classes.
SO I noticed I have been stuck sewing things I am "comfortable" sewing and I want to do more. I thought I would create this blog write about my sewing classes and my adventures in sewing and trying new things. So here goes!!!!

Included are some pictures of some seaming techniques I learned in my class and a bag I recently made as a Christmas present.