........that I have every done on my own, on the sewing machine. Isn't it great, I'm so proud. My mother use to teach a kids sewing class when we were younger, so I have sewn some shorts, a pillow, a simple drawstring bag, but nothing like this. This sewing machine is one of the machines we used in the class. It's been sitting in a storage room at my dads for years. When I mentioned I was saving my money for one he told me he had this old one just sitting around. I was so excited, it even looks cool with it's vintage style and color. I finally went and picked up some fabric yesterday, and whipped up a pattern for this purse I saw at a store awhile ago. I tried to find a pattern but couldn't find the perfect one, so I just drew the shape I thought would work, made it a little bigger on top to accommodate the pleating and blindly jumped in. The sewing isn't very neat, and the stitches are showing right below the bias tape because I stitched to low, but it was a good first try and learning process. I had a little trouble threading the machine, the pictures in the manual were a little confusing, but after I finally got it working it didn't take long at all. I can't wait for the next project.
These shoes were also something I picked up yesterday. They were a steal at TJ Maxx. I love Nine West shoes, and the price was so good I couldn't pass them up.
In this months Blueprint there is an awesome article about transforming thrift store finds. I loved the look of these old frames hung without any pictures in them. I picked up a few at the Goodwill yesterday and I was thinking of hanging them above the bed like a headboard. I'm not sure what color to paint them yet, but I got some good ones.
I like this one the best, it's going to look really great once it's painted a not-so-classic color.
