Sunshine for the Laundry Room

Kind of like I wanna have a green thumb,

I also wanna be a seamstress. ;-)

I'm far from it, but I did get out my sewing machine last week 

and worked on some sunny yellow gingham curtains for my laundry room. 

I have to use my little instructional cd that came with my sewing machine every time I get it out.

Every. Time. 

I really had to laugh when I looked at my fabric!

July 11th 2014.

I had bought it two summers ago planning to make curtains for the laundry room. 

I thought a little curtain over my laundry supply shelf

would bring some sunshine into the room. 

I also replaced the brown curtain I had on the laundry room back door

with a matching yellow one.

They're certainly not perfect, but I like them! 

Recycling Feed Sacks

into useful tote bags! 

These are really fun to make.

I learned a lot making my first one.

And thought my second attempt

turned out better!

I used the instructions found on this blog.

Can't wait to make more!

Homespun Scarecrow Costume

Oh did I have more fun making this costume!

I started with my straw cowboy hat and covered the conchoes with some fabric scraps.

I wore a red flannel shirt and my husband's overalls with some more fabric scraps sewed on.

(Flannel and oversized overalls - talk about a comfy costume!)

I put my hair in pigtails. 

And I stuffed raffia in all  the pockets and taped raffia under the hat and around the cuffs.

A little face paint in red and brown was the finishing touch.

($1 per tube at Wal-mart - the only cost for this costume!)

I slipped on my cowboy boots and was ready to go!

I hope this gives you an idea for a fun and frugal costume! :-)

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Laundry Room Curtains

I am "sew" excited to be sewing! ;-) 

I just fell in love with this brown gingham fabric

and thought it would be perfect to use to pretty up the laundry room!
(And little did I know, but gingham is the BEST fabric for beginning sewers to use. Talk about being able to easily measure, cut and press - wow!)

But first...I had to thread the machine! Gulp!

I hadn't done that since I was in high school home ec, 20+ years ago!

This machine is so simple and wonderful for me to relearn on.

And I successfully threaded the top and bottom threads on the first try!

I never could have done it without this little guy!

When I saw this little machine at Wal-Mart for a super low price 

AND with an instructional DVD included,

I felt the first small glimmer of hope that ~maybe~ I could sew!  :-) 

And, oh how I do love how these turned out.  

I made two panels and they hang evenly, much to my surprise! ;-)

I think they look so cute and homey!

After finishing these last night,

visions of more curtains, napkins, placemats, tablecloths, aprons...etc. etc. were indeed dancing in my head! :-)

Sewing!

It's been a long standing joke in my family.

That Mom was going to sew "some day"...

That some day is here!  I'm really sewing and I'm excited!