1st Sewing Project...

So very excited! The machine is from the 1960's era... and was made in Japan. It's a Calanda 2 by Pfaff... that's about all I know. We don't even know who it previously belonged to - no one in the family can remember. But it still purrs along!
All set to go with a bunch of fat quarters that Mom and Jen gave me for my birthday. Also got some nice scraps from grandma (in the background) to practice with...


Here we go! I thought I'd use some christmas fabric to start, so that if it didn't turn out right I wouldn't be really too heartbroken... :-)


All pinned together with batting and backing... ready to try my hand at some binding and make a mini MINI quilt... it looks cute so far. Mistakes and all!


The finished product! The binding was fun, but a little harder to sew on the back than I though. I hand sewed it, so we won't look at that - definitely need more practice there! So VERY HAPPY with my first attempt!!

Excited!

Mom and Dad had an old sewing machine repaired and gave it to me as a birthday gift. Wow!! Now I have something to practice on. Over the holidays, we were in Oregon and I got to visit with my grandparents. Grandma showed me her stash of fabric and gave me some tips on quilting... it just made me wish for the skills even more! So now I'm up for the practice, and I can't wait!! I'll post pics soon of the old sewing maching, and the pot holders gramma made me. :-)