My poor sewing machine, which has been with me for many years, mostly lies dusty and unused in the cupboard under the stairs ( very Harry Potter ish ! )
But recently, instead of lusting after all the wonderful bits and pieces other bloggers seem to always be up to but sitting on my hands ( and piles of stashed craft equipment ) and not giving them ago, I have decided to just get on and do them.
Finding the time has been easy, one rule ... switch off the TV for the whole evening or at least a couple of hours.
So out came the sewing machine, quick dust down and we began to make friends.
Inspiration came from here
http://www.rookiemoms.com/make-some-easy-kids-pants/and as with most things from Gill, who always gets things done !
I had no t-shirts to use, so ordered some cheap material from ebay ( gotta love it ) sent N to the pub, children to bed and set to.
The above photo is for my 30 days of Beauty project, proving to myself I am no longer just a Knitter but a Sewer too.
The finished trousers in all their glory and 101+ mistakes, I can tell you them all, not least of all is the snugness of the waist but hey I learnt to love my sewing machine, enjoyed my evening and
the delightful giggles and jumps of excitement from O this morning, so makes it worth it.
I am stupidly over-the-top proud of seeing my boy in Mama-Made trousers and funky animal trousers at that !