33. Make pillow covers for the pillows on my bed

I think the first thing that I had a hand in sewing was a skirt my mom made for me when I was in Jr. High. It was red and white tablecloth checkered material with gigantic black ants in the print too.

I thought it was a very clever fabric design. I wore it with a white blouse that had a small petal collar. And yes, I definitely thought I was stylish.

After some lessons from my mom, over the years I have made......about 6 things in total: purses out of pants I bought at Goodwill, pillows for my freshman dorm room, and a seersucker skirt.

Fast forward to today, about 15 years after the "picnic skirt" and my sewing skills have somewhat progressed, but I still stick to basically making simple things like pillow covers.

So -- I wanted an upgrade for my bedroom - wanted something with a little color. I bought a panel curtain and made a throw/accent thing for the end of my bed as well as two pillow covers from it. I'm pretty pleased with the end result -- Just don't look too closely because I'm pretty sure I still can't sew in a straight line....

The machine - courtesy of my downstairs neighbor...who also happens to be my sister...In progress:



The final products: