sewing

I completely forgot to tell you that I got a sewing machine a few months ago.  I learned to sew when I was in high school.  My mom, realizing that I would certainly never be taller than 5 feet, thought it would be a good idea to learn.  She was right.  When I lived in Minnesota, I always had access to her sewing machine and therefore could always alter my pants.  However, living in California and not owning a sewing machine has meant that I'm at the mercy of someone else to alter my pants.  

I began the search (I use this term loosely) for a sewing machine about a year ago.  I thought I got a great deal on a used one off of Craig's List ($20), but the machine didn't actually work (I was naive and didn't think to try it out before purchasing it.  Oh well.  Live and learn.).  After this incident, I temporarily put my "search" on hold.  Then a few months ago, as luck would have it, one of my friends received a new machine for her birthday and sold me her old one.  It couldn't have worked out more perfectly.

I've set modest sewing goals since getting the machine.  In addition to hemming my pants (and my parents' pants), I used to sew skirts, pajama pants, scrunchies (yes, I realize I'm dating myself here.  Cut me some slack, I was on the gymnastics team and sewed them to match my leotards), and other stuff I can't recall.  The first time I went to Joann Fabrics, I tried me best to restrain myself, purchasing patterns for dresses, aprons, and pajamas.  (Never mind that I've yet to make any of these.)  

So far, I've managed to make a couple cloth napkins, reusable produce bags, and reusable sandwich wraps.  They're modest sewing projects and quite simple, but they're projects nonetheless.  And they look super cute.  Check out one of the sandwich wraps: