This was definitely my most challenging day zero project item so far in so many ways. I never learned how to sew. My grandma always took care of the sewing and I waited too long to ask her to teach me how so I got to learn on my own. Her sewing machine was sitting unused in my sister's house so I brought it home and got to work. Little did I know that learning to thread the machine would be the hardest part of learning to sew. E and I worked really hard to figure out how to thread it and after a few days finally figured it out. Then came figuring out how to adjust the thread tension. Every time I tried to sew on any material, the thread would get all jammed up under the fabric and I'd have to re-thread the machine and start over. This got old REALLY fast and after a ton of cursing and yelling and fuming my mom mentioned that the thread tension on the machine never worked quite right. Great...
In conclusion, I picked the world's worst sewing machine to try to learn to sew on. I ended up borrowing my mother-in-law's extra sewing machine and it immediately ran as smooth as butter!
Now, what motivated me to learn to sew right now? Well, we are going out of town for a wedding soon and will be flying on an airplane with a toddler sharing my or E's seat. ~Insert cringe here~ Needless to say, I have been racking my brain for anything that can possibly keep him busy and distracted while he is forced to sit still during take-off (totally unheard of - C does NOT sit still EVER). While perusing my good friend Pinterest the other day, I stumbled upon the idea of I-spy bags and decided to make one.
It's crooked, the stitching looks like a child did it, and the size of the edges are uneven, but I am so incredibly proud of myself! I really hope C likes it and it at least keeps him interested for a bit.
Notice the mini Toy Story characters? The green fleece pretty much matches his Toy Story themed I-spy bag perfectly.
80. Make a custom recipe book from our favorite recipes
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