Home Ec: Early Stages

So Home Ec got under way this past Tuesday!

I am taking it slow!

As you know sewing has been a mini nightmare for me the past few years.

I say mini cause every so often I would pull it out and after two hours throw my hands up in defeat over the fact that I could not properly thread the machine!

But with the help of Mr. Potts we figured it out and I have successfully sewn a few straight stitches.

I am also getting comfortable with washing, ironing and cutting my fabric.

I am working with a full vintage sheet and manipulating all that fabric on the cutting table is a trying task.

Actually all of this feels foreign to me but I am not going to give up.

As newbie as I am I have done a lot just this week.

Sewed a straight line for the first time!

Washed and ironed fabric for the first time!

And trimmed my big sheet and cut one 18x18 inch square! (that took me several hours)

I practiced some pinning and tonight I am gonna make me at least one napkin!!

Slowly but surely I am gonna do this!