Learning to Sew - Pillow Talk

 Life for me is about staying alive, keeping active and learning new things. Latest thing to catch my attention is sewing.  Never really a sewer (or should it be “sewist”?) in my younger days, I find recently a strange draw to the sewing machine and fabrics.  Well, to be perfectly honest the fabric came first, became a bit of an obsession even, so once I had a fair stash I really needed to use it.  Enter the self learning of how to sew.

I’m starting with simple things first, a pillowcase.  What can be more simple? Straight stitching.  Not a problem… I thought!

My dolls are all laying around waiting for a new wardrobe of clothes, grumbling about their lot, but tackling a pattern is not yet on my agenda.  I’ve had to talk them into being patient. ;). First things first, straight things… simple makes that will be completed fast to keep my interest alive!

Choosing the fabric for my new pillowcase is my first task.  Out comes the stash. Several hours later I find the perfect piece.  

Also as I was choosing my fabric I got to thinking what if I didn’t have my fabric obsession or a huge stash of fabric?  I came up with the idea of upcycling… using something that’s past its present life and in need of finding a new purpose and a new life.  Charity shops come to mind, finding old duvet covers, clothes, anything where the fabric can be used to make new things and save things from landfill.  All seems good to me.  I’m saving old clothes already to make the dolls clothes (once I’m further on in my sewing skills) and have some beautiful pieces to use.

OK, I know what you’re thinking… where are the pictures?  Well, here they come:-