For Christmas, my darling fiance, Paul was kind enough to purchase this sewing machine for me, the Janome SUV 1108. I really want to learn how to sew with a sewing machine, but to be honest, sewing machines scare me a little bit. My past experiences with them haven't been the best - Grade 8 Home Economics class trying to sew a pair of shorts and having the machine making harsh sounds at me...having the thread jam up inside the machine somehow...and just generally not knowing how to use one properly! But, I really want to be able to sew stuff...so my Christmas wish was granted when I received this sewing machine!
I've been really busy lately but had the day off on Sunday, and decided to try out a really easy project. I taught myself how to wind the bobbin, thread the machine, and then...I created something!
Taa-daaaa! It is a Recycled T-shirt Tote Bag, from this tutorial on Instructables. I took an old t-shirt - a Stereolab shirt that Paul gave to me...but it was a bit too big on me, so after wearing it as a pajama shirt for a while, I decided to use it for this project. The project is really easy - cut away the sleeves and neck of the shirt, and then sew up the bottom with a sewing machine. Easy-peasy! Now I have a tote bag or grocery bag that is stylin' and the shirt will be put to a lot more use other than hanging around in the back of my closet!
Before I use it...I think I'm going to iron the bag, I was too lazy to iron the shirt before making the bag and it is a tad on the wrinkly side! :)
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