I sewed!!!!

I'm not the best sewer, more like a wanna-be sewer.  But Jessi was talking on Twitter about checkbook covers on Etsy.  I started browsing them and realized the ones that I really liked looked fairly easy to make and thought I could make them instead.   Now, I say this often.  I can totally make that.  But do I ever follow through?  Nope.  That's why I'm a wanna-be sewer.  I've been itching to sew after catching up on a ton of blogs.  I went searching online and found a pattern on this blog to make a checkbook cover.  I will totally be checking back on her blog since it looks so neat and fully of inspiration!!

Anyway, I started printing the directions at 3 p.m...waiting for all 8 pages to print since I'm lame and didn't want to bring my laptop into my craft room.  I dug around in my room looking for fabric and fusible interfacing to use, but I couldn't find any interfacing, so I ran to a sewing store down the street and came back.  I had to clear off my table in the craft room in order to make room to sew and cut, lol.  I really gotta clean that soon.  I spent a good 15 minutes trying to find my foot pedal for my sewing machine too.  Anyway, by about 4:25 I was done with my little checkbook cover!!!  I was shocked as I didn't think it would be that easy, but it really was!!  I was hoping to finish it before I left for work at 6:30.  I surprised myself!!

Here are the pictures I took of it.  Now, keep in mind that it's totally not perfect, but I am loving it so far.  Though if I make it again, I'm going to increase the width to about 7.5 inches or pay a bit more attention to my seams as it ended up being a bit too snug for my liking, but it works!

Here is the checkbook cover open:

And here is the outside view:

Not a bad first try, I don't think!  And isn't that fabric bright and fun?  I love it! :D

Covet

I know it is wrong to covet things, but I must admit that I do.

The most recent thing that I covet is this dress and her sewing skills.

You MUST check out the link. http://thedreamstress.blogspot.com/

I have always wanted to make a historical dress to dress up in and wear, but have never had the chance, and sadly, my sewing skills aren't the best. If that dress was in my size, she would have to watch out.

I am in serious envy here.

Unfinished Project....Now Finished!!!

It only took me 5 years. There's a bit of history behind this blanket. Way back in 2003 Jason choose the fabric for a fleece tie blanket that I was supposed to make him for Christmas of 2003. Our first Christmas together as a married couple. I never got to it that year, I think I was busy making a scrapbook of Cassidy for Janell and Kris, but I'm not positive.

Anyway the fabric got moved upstairs and I soon forgot about it. Jason would give me a hard time every now and then about if he would ever get his fleece blanket. This summer I came across the fabric again and moved it down to my scrapbooking room. I was going to get it done and wrap it up and put it under the Christmas tree as a present for Jason. Well it didn't quite get done. I sat down and got it done on New Years Eve. I can't tell you how awesome it is to have it done after all these years!

Now I'm waiting for Jason to finish making my wedding present. ;)