First sewed item!

[Schmetterling]

You may know my husband recently bought me a sewing machine. I have NO experience sewing whatsoever so it's been a challenge to figure out everything on the machine.

Yesterday my 7 year old grabbed a fat quarter that I bought to practice stitches on, wanting make to make a shirt for his Build-A-Bear (his sister has a t-shirt for hers so he wanted one too of course). The thread doesn't match but I just have white right now while waiting for a few other colors to come in the mail.

It's not much but it's the very first thing I've ever done. :)

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k292/klb25/CollinTeddySewing.jpg

[goodie2shoes]

WTG I only use my machine for mending and sewing patches on uniforms for kids etc.

Good luck, My machine and I are not friends, I crochet or knit I make the mistake, but when I use a sewing machine I can blame the mistakes on it goofing up!!!
Congratulations on your bear shirt I can see he is very proud!

[fran]

Very cute! You did a good job!

[minwifeof4boys]

I think you did a great job.:cheer

[Katie G]

Wow, you did a great job.:cheer Did you use a pattern? I have been sewing for years and still hesitate to make anything without a pattern.

I can see you're not going to have any trouble learning to sew.

Tote bags are pretty easy to make, even without a pattern, and we can never have too many of those, right? :devil (I say this because I am a confirmed totebag-a-holic, if there is such a thing. LOL.

[Startigerlily]

Wow, that's terrific! :) I never would've figured it was your first time using a sewing machine if you hadn't mentioned it.

[proudmama762003]

keesha

WTG!! it looks great - you will be a pro before you know it!! It looks just great!!

[kookaloo_starr]

:clap
well done Keesha! Your son looks so proud and you should be too.

[misssmaggie]

Cute...nice work !!! Thanks for sharing !!!

[Schmetterling]

Thanks so much everyone! You're all so kind!

No, I didn't have a pattern. Dear Fran sent several lovely notions & amazing patterns for little girl clothes and purses--my Meg is all over me to make every single option shown LOL--and I opened them all up and felt an instant sense of panic!

My kids are home from school today, it's a teacher work day now that school is in session a couple weeks and they need to do some refiguring, but when they go back tomorrow I will have the quiet needed to sit and spread out a real pattern, and go step by step using the great sewing book from my Fairy Godmother!

:)

[cher49]

I think you did good...

[craziebunny]

:cheerWTG looks great!

[cshort]

Very cute! You did a great job!

[ginamaria73]

Woo-hoo! Great job :)

[Schmetterling]

Thank you for the encouragement!!!