Sewing

Remember the sewing machine David gifted me for Christmas 2010?  Here's a photo of my proud moment.....

Sadly, we don't have a table and there's always too much going on in our kitchen to use the counter space, so it stayed safely boxed up for a few months.  By a few months, I mean 8 months.  It was 8 months of me wanting to sew so badly, but not having anywhere to set up this wonderful machine.  
I was recently blessed with a sewing machine table from my Grandma.  The very woman who's taught me so much about being domestic loves to contribute to my Domestic Diva hobbies as much as possible.  The sewing machine table actually has a sewing machine built in, but I haven't had a chance to try it out because I was too anxious to try out mine.  
This past week I learned how to thread the bobbin and thread the needle.  I took some older pillow cases and repurposed them for a cheap project.  I made a giant music staff to hang on my bulletin board at school.  I'm going to see if there's a simple way I can make it interactive for classroom use.  Photos of that will be posted at another time.... hopefully.  Here's a photo of the giant music staff...

My sweet friend, Natalie, let me borrow her pattern for cupcake potholders.  It is my first project with a pattern.  I did as much as I could today, but can't complete the next step until I buy and install the appropriated sized needle.  Here's a couple of photos of my first sewing project.....

I think this turning out to be pretty cute for my first project. My friend, Natalie, was impressed with my straight quilting lines that act as the cupcake liner.  
I obviously have a LOT to learn, but I'm having a good time.