Beginner sewer hooked on Pillowcase Projects!!
These forums are my new home away from home. I love to read the sewing advice and see pics of all the different and exciting projects. I just started sewing and got my Brother sewing machine during the first week of May, and picked up the basic pillowcase pattern at a sewing machine / notions store. I was a bit nervous at first, but after I set up my machine; I purchased my material for the pillowcases and finished the two pillowcases in about an hour. That scenario seemed like such a long time ago because now I’m a pillowcase sewing fiend and I love it! I have since sewn 3 pairs of pillowcases and one little decorative pillow. I am much more confident at the machine and absolutely love working with different color combos (solids mixed with prints). My advice to anyone thinking about starting this new adventure: Just start! Do not put any pressure on yourself, but enjoy every sewing moment. Lastly, try to sew as frequently and consistently as your schedule allows. It has become a special time for me every week and I look forward to my next pillowcase project.
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It's so nice to see someone get excited about sewing! Welcome to our world! I'm glad you're having fun with the pillowcases - looks like you're having fun picking fabrics and color combinations, too. It's just the beginning....
Joan
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Hi Joan:
Indeed I find that for that time period, I am doing something that relaxes me (wish I knew this secret eons ago!) and it's my "me" time. I am not under pressure from work, kids are usually asleep or having their personal time, hubby (auto upholsterer) is usually downstairs sewing or relaxing, and I am in my world having a good time bounding with my machine! (lol). I am becoming a "regular" at the fabric store and always find such delicious prints and of course lots of COLORS!! I love color and creating my own mix of color and prints. Looking forward to my next project, but in the interim I have lots more pillowcases to conquer!
Thank you Joan for the encouragement ..
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You're very welcome. You've expressed so well what it is that so many of us get from sewing. I find that music - piano or guitar, though I play neither very well - provides the same kind of relaxing, "out of the world" experience for me, and I suspect that doing any kind of art work is the same thing - time passes amazingly fast, creative juices are running, and the pleasure of the process is immense. Sew on!
(You're making me want to throw my guests out so I can pull out all my sewing stuff!)
Joan
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