Sew Fun!

I think I have written before about the excellent sewing skills in my family - grandma's and aunties....and that certainly escaped my DNA.

About 20 years ago I won a White Brand Sewing Machine in a sales contest when I was working in Pharmaceutical Sales.....it was rarely used and when I did use it - it made for some unhappy experiences.....so I bit the bullet and bought this little gem.......it has a self threading needles and 26 different stitch types!!!

I am thrilled with it and it just hums along and is most happy to do whatever I program into it!!! Could it - can it....is it...just possible I too can be 'Sew Happy'?!

I have to be careful not to escape into areas of overwhelming sewing projects.....I struggle anyway with hobbies....they become more like work to me....like I have to finish it and can't leave it alone for a minute until it is done.....

This is my first little project after reading and following the instructions on my new little cutie. The embroidered costumed figures are off a tshirt I bought for Brody when he was 7 months old to wear around Halloween....I backed it with some cute candy corn fabric, made it into a decorative pillow and stitched a little yellow ribbon to hang it up with when the holidays come.

Brody and Dylan slept over last night and this a.m. while Dylan was at Bowling Team and Brody was outside working in the yard with Gramps I whipped it up. When Brody came in (and I changed his clothes as he was soaked - Thanks Gramps) I had it finished and we talked about all the costumes and he would point at the ones as I called them out; ghost, devil, skeleton, mummy, vampire, monster, black cat, pumpkin....if he knew the sound they made he would say it (Monster - RAHHHHH), Kitty (MEOW), etc. It was a lot of fun and he liked the Mummy the best (I think it is because he loves his Mommy and it sounded close).

Anyway - loved the project, loved the inspiration to make it, loved sharing it with Brody and you all!