It’s Looking Like A Quilt

When I left off last week I still had a ton of squares to sew together but I was able to finish sewing them over the weekend. The picture doesn’t do justice to each little stack. This week I’ve been focusing on sewing them into the four main blocks of the...

My First Project

I’ve been eager to get started on an actual project. Practicing is helpful and I’ve learned so much, but you can only sew so many strips before it gets monotonous and starts to feel pointless with no end game in mind. I had planned on starting with...

The Importance of Pressing

I am not one to iron. I’m the type of person who pulls the laundry out of the dryer as soon as it buzzes so that wrinkles can’t set into the fabric. If I forget, I will admit that I tend to wear wrinkly clothes rather than bust out the iron. My poor...

It’s Not As Easy As It Looks

The thing about a new sewing machine is you can’t just take it out of the box and start sewing. It needs to be prepped first. It took me a half an hour to figure out how to wind a bobbin and thread my machine, and that was even with a step by step video to guide...

SO Much Information

 I had this fantasy in my head of being able to pull out my new sewing machine, turn it on, and immediately start stitching pieces of fabric together. Realistically I knew that it wouldn’t be that simple, but I’m a quick study and I thought I would be able...