Sew Sew Crafty

I will just preface this post with,

I do not sew!

I have not touched a sewing machine for 35 years.

After taking Home Ec

( Not sure of the spelling of Home Ec, either is spell check.  

It wants to replace it with Homer?????)

in 7th grade,

I decided that I disliked sewing and the teacher.

But because of blogging, and all these wonderful bloggers

making incredible things and posting that they do not know how to sew,

I decided to give it a try.

Also, I needed two tablecloths to fit my 12 foot tables

 that my Dad gave to me. He had an old sheepherder

 make them for his sheep camp so that all of the herders

 could fit around the tables to eat their meals.

For the material, I used old vintage tablecloths that I have been

collecting for years.  Most of them are stained and have holes

in them, so it didn't bother me to cut them up.

I also added a ruffle to the tablecloths and I was definitely

flying by the seat of my pants on that one, because I

did not have a clue how to do it.

   

I really like my pillow that I did in the first few pictures.

For the pillow,I used another old tablecloth and an 

old western shirt that belonged to my husband. 

 I really like the way it turned out.  

A garland I made using an old white sheet.

I made it long enough to wrap around our back porch.

I am really excited about my new adventure,

SEWING

I have a million ideas.

So I better get busy.

Petie