I've made a few other resolutions, too. Mainly just to get some hobbies, because I'm pretty boring. I told my mom that I wanted to learn how to sew, so she and my sister gave me some birthday money to put towards a sewing machine. I bought the Singer Simple 2263.
It is pretty simple, but the price was right ($89.00 at WalMart) and it's basic enough that I feel like I am learning the basics without getting lost in the technology. (The computerized sewing machines scare me.) Besides, if this hobby fizzles out, I prefer to have sunk as little money into it as possible.
My first project was a hobo bag. I also got this at WalMart. It came in a kit with all the materials, so all I had to do was cut and sew. Needless to say... I won't be on Project Runway anytime soon:
BUT, it was great practice, and now that I know how to use the machine I feel comfortable venturing out into my own projects/designs. Next up are curtains for my kitchen window and laundry center. I used to have wood doors that covered the laundry center, but these new-fangled machines are so big that we had to take the doors off just to get them to fit inside. So as much as I love having all my storage displayed for everyone to see, I'm going to try to make some curtains just to go on a tension rod. I think I should be able to handle this. But we shall see.
1 comments:
Awesome! It's a pretty good feeling to be able to make your own stuff! If I had known you were going to get into sewing, I would have gifted you my machine - I got an upgrade for christmas so that i can work with heavier & thicker materials, which my little singer just couldn't handle! Good luck with the projects, though!
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