Last year for graduation my boo purchased a super sweet tricked out Singer in my honor knowing my deep weird craft-y desire to sew. (That's admittedly not the weirdest desire I've ever embraced, but I digress ;P) It was taken lovingly from it's box, and placed atop the fridge- where it's nested for 10 monthes. My best intentions were to get just the right book, and teach myself, but alas this lass is diagram deficient. I get agida tring to puzzle 2 dimensional sketches and huff about amid a pile of varied level starter books. I'm not simple, but an admitted hands on learner... (yeah, baby!)
Julie from work who I lunch with is uber sweet super crafty momma deluxe. I trekked to her house on Saturday and only got a lil' lost (I always get lost, just sometimes much more than others). She bought a 12 pack of my favorite soda, and we began- She started from the super basics, giving level common sense explanation- she showed me how to set up, problem solve and repair. (She teaches sewing over the summer through community centers etc.) Anywho... we measured and cut and plotted and I made curtains for the scary bathroom (not scary dirty but a scary itty tiny after thought bathroom. It's uber small; clean & white...) I used this soft brushed cotton with the Disney "Cuties" Winnie the Pooh pattern. Boo was proud, yet I think a tad horrified at the saccrine adorability of said curtains...
I am going to try to find a fabric that the kids can agree upon for their room. (The Pooh was going to go up in their room, but Boo & I decided that it would be embraced if they had a say in the pattern, and could agree. Anything would help seeing as the walls etc are so very white.) I'm half done with this wicked cherry pattern puffy valance that will further pimp this joint :P
