My first sewing project...for real!

So, I know it seemed like completing my duvet cover was my first sewing project...but really it was ALL Rita! This time, I actually ventured out on a mission to complete my first ever simple sewing project, as a wedding gift for a friend (Emily Caroline Hurren)...a tablecloth that will compliment her place settings. It took me (what seems like) an eternity! Charlee lent me her sewing machine, but it took me a really long time to figure out how to thread it. And then of course I had to figure out how to sew in a straight line. I was laughing along as I would steer off course, get nervous and floor the pedal by mistake...oops. Then I would reposition the needle back onto the fabric and do the same thing all over again! By the 4th side of the tablecloth, I had it down! That little project has quite a few crooked lines... Em, let's just consider it a labor of love! You should be honored to be in possession of a Jen Ferrara original...and the inaugural tablecloth ;)

It was so much fun! I feel such satisfaction in creating and learning new skills!

Voila! C'est fini!

And it only took 9 months...

...To finish making a duvet cover for my bed! Last fall, I decided that I wanted to redecorate my room; as part of that project, I would make my own duvet cover. My good friend, Rita, graciously volunteered to help me with the project - a project that would be my first sewing project. But realistically, Rita did all the sewing because I possess ZERO sewing skills! Thank you, Rita!!! We would get together here and there to have dinner, catch up, and do a little work on the duvet cover. In June, I picked up the duvet cover from her house and sewed on the buttons to complete the duvet.

It's two sided, so that I can use the darker side in a different season.

Just last weekend, I bought a few finishing touches and my bed is now complete! I just love it! What is it about finishing something that is so incredibly satisfying?!

The finished product! (now I just need curtains!)