Diaper Bag

I love my new diaper bag!! So much easier to carry.

floor pillows for our living room

So this week I finished two floor pillows using the fabric I purchased from Ikea. It was a pretty easy project...just had trouble trying to get the pillows to fit properly so the cover wasn't too big or too small. I ended up with one pillow slightly bigger than the other which was annoying. Thus I had to do some resewing. They are not perfect but I am proud of this first project and looking forward to making two more pillows using a green fabric to match our living room. They will be perfect for our students to use while they are over for book club.

my materials

I like my machine!! Thanks Mom!



Mom told me to take pictures so that I will remember how the thread is looped in the machine. This was a helpful thing to do because it saved by butt a couple times.


It makes my desk look like MY desk. It is something that belongs to me.

One thing that I really like about sewing is that it allows me to be creative with the resources I already have. I have the tools to do this...thanks to Mom AND I can find materials, fabric, buttons, things I do not use or need to recycle them. Instead of buying new shorts for summer, why not crop by old jeans I do not wear anymore? It allows me to consume less and reuse more. It's a new path I am taking to making my life simpler for my family.

The Journey Begins

So...Sewing has suddenly inspired me. It all started this last Christmas when I made bags for my siblings. Burlap bags from Dunn Bros Coffee. Now, I am going to start. I don't know where it will take me, but I want to attempt to master something. Record it and develop it. Make homemade gifts.