Happy New Year!!!
It's a new year, work will be getting back to normal after the holiday craziness, and I ready to be back and sewing!
My family was very generous to me this Christmas and I received a lot of JoAnn's gift cards to round out my sewing supplied. First and foremost, I purchased a cutting table. I am six feet tall and it's has been a serious pain in my back and neck cutting on our dining room table.
Here is my new table - the reviews suggest it is a bit unstable, but the sale price ($69.99) was right and I am only a hobbyist so I figure it will be okay.
I also picked up a couple of pillow forms and some new fabric. The fabric is to make microwave potato baker bags which my MIL had mentioned to me. I found a
pattern online and it looks like just the kind of easy project to get me back on track.
The fabric I picked out is really cute! Here are some not so good photos of it:
I also decided to enter the world of contrast thread a picked up some fun colors in addition to the cotton thread I need for the potato bags.
As some follow-up, when I last left you I was about to start my sewing machine cozy, had ordered some awesome Hot Patterns patterns, and was contemplating purchasing some fabrics from Gorgeous Fabrics. I received my Hot Patterns, but have not started any projects with them yet. I also purchased and received the two fabrics I had been considering. I am nervous to work with them as I don't want to ruin them, but excited too. And, I finished my sewing machine cozy. I am pretty happy with the way it turned out. I managed to match of the stripes use the oilcloth in a way I thought was attractive. I had some problems using the bias tape on the smaller areas, like the handle hole and the cord opening, but I made it work - just don't look too close! I think maybe an awl would help me hold it in place while I working with it where my fingers can't reach. I'll try to remember to pick one up a JoAnn's next time I go. Here is a photo of the finished project.
I hope to be posting more now that I should have more time away from work. Next stop ... potato baker bags!
Cheers!