Wednesday, August 11, 2010

a little sewing lesson!

last week i had the pleasure to spend an afternoon with my sweet sil and teach her how to sew. it was her first time at the sewing machine, and she picked up on everything so quickly. we made a simple little patchwork pillow, and it turned out F A B U L O U S!! we used the oh so yummy, early bird fabric from cosmo cricket! i just love how it turned out. i think i enjoyed our little sewing adventure just as much as she did!



i left her with a little homework, to make a matching strip pillow. i can't wait to see it when it's done!! THANKS trina, for letting me share a piece of what i LOVE!

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15 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 11, 2010 at 9:34 AM

    how cute are you guys!!?? love the pillow... she did a great job! :)

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  2. SharonAugust 11, 2010 at 10:04 AM

    What a cute pillow! She did a good job on it!

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  3. JustineAugust 11, 2010 at 11:03 AM

    Cute pillow!!

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  4. brittany marie davisAugust 11, 2010 at 11:11 AM

    What a sweet sil you are. My sil got me started sewing and quilting, too. She'll love ya forever!

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  5. Stacy LindblomAugust 11, 2010 at 12:00 PM

    Adorable first project!! It's always great to have more 'creatives' out there!!

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  6. tashaAugust 11, 2010 at 12:01 PM

    looks like a fun time!! her pillow turned out cute! :)

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  7. CatAugust 11, 2010 at 12:50 PM

    How lovely and what a special time to share. My SIL lives in Korea ~ so sadly I do not get to share these special times with her.
    Love the pillow. Well done you for teaching your SIL to sew.

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  8. Kimberly WhispellAugust 11, 2010 at 2:01 PM

    Cute pillow, such a great idea.

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  9. PioneerValleyGirlAugust 11, 2010 at 2:18 PM

    Somewhere in my mother's house is a nine-patch pillow just like that, that was my first project. Well, just like that except mine was lumpy pink and green (oh, how I agonized over picking out just the right fat quarters for that), but still, a great first project.

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  10. Amanda ~ A Crafty FoxAugust 11, 2010 at 3:25 PM

    So, fun! I love early bird! I sent you a couple of etsy messages as westwoodacres, did you get them? Thanks!
    Amanda

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  11. NovaAugust 11, 2010 at 3:45 PM

    yay for sharing the crafty love!
    x

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  12. AnonymousAugust 12, 2010 at 2:02 PM

    Beautiful pillow. I'm teaching my 11 year old daughter to sew. I hope she picks it up.

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  13. RenaeAugust 13, 2010 at 1:14 AM

    It's lovely! I'm making a throw 'rug' out of the same fabric- it's nice to see how well they work together on a finished piece!

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  14. katinkadinksAugust 13, 2010 at 11:54 AM

    Thank you for all the compliments... and thank you Kerri for taking the time to teach me, to share something you love so much!!! I had a great time, and I am so proud of my little project.

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  15. katinkadinksAugust 14, 2010 at 9:41 PM

    Finished my HW :) I have a pic of it on fb if you want to take a look Kerri. I was scared... the strips turned out HORRIBLY crooked, but somehow I managed to save it when I sewed the back on. Isabella loves looking at it :)

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