So since I am pregnant... I decided that my first project should be baby related. Not wanting to use any of the unique fabric from my stash... I grabbed an old baby tee that has shrunk to the point that my belly hangs out, even when I am not preggers. I grabbed a burp cloth I was given and went to town. The shirt was baby yellow so I decided that it needed an applique to spruce it up. I ended up delving into my stash anyway... pulled out an awesome yellow print. I searched through my cookie cutters to find the perfect shape for my first applique. I found a star. PERFECT! I thought to myself. I traced the star onto the back of he fabric witha Martha Stewart pen because I couldn't find my fabric marker that disappears and then applied it to the right side of my baby tee. I pinned it ever so neatly ( or so I thought) then asked my wonderful husband Mark to put my sewing machine on the table and ran down stairs to try my first applique ( of course not quite sure if I was using the right technique but hey at least I am trying it).
Hmmm... ok so the star applique is not perfect but it was a start. I quickly ran back up stairs to get the back of the baby tee I cut for the burp cloth. Pressed them with an iron... the shirt seemed a bit wrinkled and I have heard a million times to press everything. Pinned them together... ran down stairs again (ok plodded in my pregnant state) then proceeded to sew them together.
Result... not too bad. I gave it to my husband to inspect and he nodded with approval. See he was homeschooled and part of it included lots of sewing so I have to admit not only is he my tech support for my computer and my iphone. He is also my tech support for sewing...and he can also pick out my mistakes with crocheting!
With that I will see you tomorrow as I post pictures of my burp cloth! I welcome any comments on learning to sew.
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