Boredom Busters & Unplugging Giveaway
Every Mom Dreads the “Mom I’m bored” All.. Summer… Long. Only today we have got fantastic boredom busting ideas to help your kids unplug, we’ve got just as many giveaways going on!
To enter:
• Check out all the other giveaway prizes in the collage below!
• Hop on over to the other sites to check out their boredom busting ideas and enter to win their giveaway!
• There will be a winner on each blogger’s site so be sure to take a look at them all- there are some awesome prizes to be won!
Growing up my mom would make porcelain dolls for a little extra income. We would make them from start to finish. I would clean greenware, wire bodies and dress the dolls. When I was about 6 years old I would sneak onto my moms sewing machine and practice sewing lines on fabric. I would sit and turn the knobs of her machine. Once she realized I was adjusting the the tension she decided to teach me how to sew. I would make small pillows, pillowcases and drawstring bags. Playing around on the sewing machine became a fun hobby for me.
When I graduated from High School I was given my own sewing machine to take to college. I would make little things here and there but it wasn’t until I was married with kids that I really got into sewing. I was making blankets, home decor pillows, curtains and other house hold decor. Eventually when I had my daughter I started making clothing. Now I love to sew every day. I love the fabric, the hum of the machine, and the elation of a finished garments.
This summer I decided I should teach sewing lessons. I put together a sewing book of information for the new sewist. Easy patterns, definitions, picture guides and even a little hand sewing. My adorable students made Pillowcases, zipper bags,drawstring bags, tote bags and skirts. I have loved seeing them grown and hearing from their parents how proud they are of there girls. So today I am sharing a few tips
Sewing machines
I have always been a true believer that if you have a great machine, sewing is just easier. I started out with a $100 machine from Walmart. I used that little Singer for about 10 years or more. She worked great. I could only do basic stitches but for what I was sewing it was great. When I really started sewing I bought myself a Janome from Ebay. She was a dream. Computerized, 50 different stitches, a real workhorse. I could do almost anything, but she started having fits and it was time to move on. I still keep her around for my daughter but I fell in love with another. My dear Elizabeth… She can thread herself. Cut her own stitches. Monogram my initials.. What more can you ask for. She is amazing. I really do have a mechanical love affair with my sewing machine. I love to sit down at my Babylock and sew something pretty.
Sewing books
I wrote my own book to help my students this summer but here are a few that I have used that are great for a beginning sewist. One of my simple patterns we used in class was for a hand stitched envelope/ coin purse. Here are the templates to make your own. Click on the pictures to download them for your little sewist. I just used felt and cross stitching thread to make mine. Perfect for those little fingers to learn to sew.
Coin purse template
As part of my Unplug for the Summer post I want to share a little something to get a new sewist started! A sewing book with all the basics, sewing supplies, gift card, a fat quarter bundle from Riley Blake Designs and a tote bag to carry it all! Be sure to enter to win and share with your friends!
Boredom Busters & Unplugging Giveaway
Not only have we got fantastic boredom busting ideas to help your kids unplug, we’ve got just as many giveaways going on!
To enter:
• Check out all the other giveaway prizes in the collage below!
• Hop on over to the other sites to check out their boredom busting ideas and enter to win their giveaway!
• There will be a winner on each blogger’s site so be sure to take a look at them all- there are some awesome prizes to be won!
1. Free Time Frolics // 2. Bombshell Bling // 3. Crazy Little Projects
4. Craft Remedy // 5. Redo Mom // 6. Our Homemade Life
Sewing is so great for summer bores! It takes a little time to plan and make and they feel so accomplished and love using it. Great idea!