Last week we had a lot of fun and did a lot of cleaning, and this weekend was busy (as all weekends seem to be!); so today, I determined that aside from the regular chores I would spend some "me" time at the sewing machine. It took me about two hours to create this simple pincushion (it would have taken a real seamstress about 1/2 hour, probably, lol!). I really like it. I used scraps of fabric, and had lots of fun.
I also have completed two of the eight placemats my sister "commissioned" me to make. Just thought I'd show you what they look like. This is the front:
and this is the back:
As you can tell (especially from the back!), they are rather "amateur-ish," but I don't think she'll mind. Once she puts plates on, you won't be able to tell that much that the stitching is not straight. Of course, the most important factor is not that she likes them--it's that I am having fun making them :)
Ta ta for now. Off to finish the dishes so the kids and I can make chocolate chip cookies for dessert before bedtime (nothing like sending them to bed with a sugar high, lol!). Once in a while I allow myself to break my strict rules so my kids can have a little bit of fun. And after their bedtime, maybe I'll get a few more placemats finished ... now that I'm excited to "break in" my new pincushion!
Please ignore these last pictures. I uploaded them in "medium" format, but decided after seeing the post that they were too small for my taste. So I enlarged them, but I don't know how to delete the medium ones. Sorry!
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