My New Hobby

So, I'm pretty sure my secret's out, but last week I did something I've always wanted to do... I bought a SEWING MACHINE!! I just got a basic one from Target, I watched it go down to $65 and I had a $50 gift certificate from X-Mas, so I threw caution to the wind and bought.

Here she is. I should probably name her, huh? She is a very simple machine, but I like her that way :)



This little hobby I picked up is brand new to me. So to start I knew I needed a book that could teach me the basics:




I thought I should start easy with a couple of pillows. Remember, I am starting from scratch; I had to watch the DVD to learn how to thread my machine. hehe. Okay there was a lot of watch.. pause.. do... rewind... rewatch.. re-do, but in the end I got it. It would have been helpful to be closer to my mama :(

Here are my finished pillows:



Before you get confused I only did the brick colored ones. I wanted to add a splash of color and I found a great home fabric store. I got the fabric for $2 a yard! Believe it or not, I was still nervous to purchase the fabric, even at $2 (my mom found this hilarious).



Close-up seam shot :)



The good news is, I'm LOVING this hobby! I didn't think I would take to it so quickly, but already I'm looking for new projects. To all you sewers out there, send me some patterns for easy projects if you got 'um.