I did it!!

I finally sewed something with my new sewing machine! (And no, it was not paper like scrapbooking overachievers — kidding! — do.)

Sewing before 8 a.m.

I woke up way too early on Saturday and decided to pull out the sewing machine. I’d bought a cute fabric remnant at Wal-Mart so I could play and also get the machine de-greased from the factory oiling. The fabric was a 21″ rectangle … evenly cut, lightweight, etc.

I’d had this idea about making a pillow for the cats — with a twist.

See, they like sleeping on clothes more than anything else except MAYBE flannel sheets. So I thought, “What if I stuffed a pillow with old t-shirts or other clothes that are too embarassing or in too bad shape to give away?”

So I did. I sewed up each side of the pillow (including the fold edge, to give it a cleaner look), leaving a space for stuffing. I folded t-shirts and a pair of pants in a typical folding fashion, stuffed the pillow, and put it on the couch to see if the cats would like it before I sewed up the rest of the seam.

Clive on the pillow

I turned around and when I looked back Clive was already on the pillow. They LOVE it. I can’t get them off of it when I want to finish the edge. So — there you go! I sewed!

May 13, 2003 | Filed Under Sewing 

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One Response to “I did it!!”

  1. Adelle on May 13th, 2003 8:55 pm

    You know how you threatened me with the shaker boxes? Well I am threatening you concerning sewing on scrapbook pages!!! LOL!