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A whole new world

I am now so completely hooked on using a sewing machine. Or, I guess I should say sew completely hooked. 🙂 Thanks to my friend…

by  Melissa
I am now so completely hooked on using a sewing machine. Or, I guess I should say sew completely hooked. 🙂 Thanks to my friend Debbie, I have now learned the basics of machine sewing. And wow, is it so much faster than hand sewing.
This past weekend, I completed my very first machine sewing project. And, I did it all by myself! What did I sew? How about two throw pillows.

I know this might be insanely easy for those of you who sew, but this was a huge deal for me. I had to measure the fabric, cut it, fold it, sew it, and close it. That is a HUGE deal!
I even finished in a few hours, though as you can see from the picture it did take me into the night.
No destash project here, though I did use two old throw pillows for the inserts.
I bought the fabric from Joann Fabric. I almost didn’t buy this exact fabric because it was a little pricey, at least for my wallet ($10 a yard and I needed two yards). But I thought it would be better to get home decor fabric instead of quilting fabric, so I went for it. I am glad I did, because when the fabric was scanned it was on sale for $6 a yard!
And yesterday while looking through the new Pottery Barn catalog, I came across a pillow that looks very similar to mine.
Too cool! Their pillow covers are $29 a piece. I spent $13 for both!!! And, I like my fabric better with the blue, green, and tan stripes. It matches my room perfectly.
Having used the pillows for a few days now, boy am glad I went for the home decor fabric. It is thicker and doesn’t wrinkle! I now need to make a slip cover in this material. Yeah, right! I think that is a little advanced for me. Maybe I’ll just buy a new couch. 🙂 Though my slipcover does look a lot better now that I ironed it.
So now that I am completely obsessed with machine sewing, I am looking for sewing blogs/websites. Anyone have any suggestions? I have already checked out Sew Mama Sew, Whip Up, and Purl Bee. Any others that are must reads? Or any great free patterns?
I have something sweet that I’ll be attempting to sew this weekend. I’ll post my pics next week.

12 comments

  1. You are sew clever! Congrats on your pillow project – they look fabulous. I need to do the same thing. The throw pillows on our couch and love seat are beat up looking. I'll have to get some fabric and cover them. Great job!

  2. You are sew clever! Congrats on your pillow project – they look fabulous. I need to do the same thing. The throw pillows on our couch and love seat are beat up looking. I'll have to get some fabric and cover them. Great job!

  3. Yay for sewing!! Amy Butlers website has a few free patterns that are farely simple. For bags, I like to follow U-Handblog. For clothing, I follow Grosgrain who's doing a Frock by Friday this week. The dress she did last month is great for beginners too. Stardustshoes has a few free patterns and tutorials too. Have fun exploring a whole new world!

  4. Yay for sewing!! Amy Butlers website has a few free patterns that are farely simple. For bags, I like to follow U-Handblog. For clothing, I follow Grosgrain who's doing a Frock by Friday this week. The dress she did last month is great for beginners too. Stardustshoes has a few free patterns and tutorials too. Have fun exploring a whole new world!

  5. Congrats on learning to sew on the sewing machine and on your pillows, very nice.

    And now…………the fabric stash cometh;-)

    Blessings,
    Jilly

  6. Congrats on learning to sew on the sewing machine and on your pillows, very nice.

    And now…………the fabric stash cometh;-)

    Blessings,
    Jilly

  7. LOL, you sound just like me when I taught myself to sew! But, I can still only sew straight lines!! And not so straight, sometimes! I have a lot of trouble getting my cheapie sewing machine (Singer Simple) set correctly — especially the bobbin. But enough about me: I'm proud of you! Those pillows are lovely — and to have channeled Pottery Barn!! You are a natural.

  8. LOL, you sound just like me when I taught myself to sew! But, I can still only sew straight lines!! And not so straight, sometimes! I have a lot of trouble getting my cheapie sewing machine (Singer Simple) set correctly — especially the bobbin. But enough about me: I'm proud of you! Those pillows are lovely — and to have channeled Pottery Barn!! You are a natural.

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