Learning something new...

I've decided I want to learn how to sew.  Yes, I am currently terrible at it.  Yes, I have like no time for this.  And yes, I am crazy.  But it is something I really want to learn (and be good at it), so here goes nothing.

First of all, I need a sewing machine, which my mom and I are going to Wal-Mart on Thursday and getting at 12:01 AM - this will probably be my only shopping on Black Friday (except a stop at Whole Foods in Tulsa on the way home, but I digress) -  thank goodness!  So, we went to do some pre-shopping for Thanksgiving and found cute and simple aprons - all on one sheet of fabric, just cut, sew, and instant apron...

Super blurry iphone pic of what I started with... $8 apron project? Yes please!

What the finished product looks like on a flat fabric model...

The only pic I took during "production" - I actually became bored/frustrated/completely over my lack of talent and my forgotten knowledge of how to work my mom's sewing machine

 Skip forward to a handful of pattern adjustments (I wasn't smart enough to make the straps or add the pocket), a trip to Wal-Mart in a freakish thunderstorm, and 3 visits from my mom to fix the sewing machine....and TA DA!  Matching aprons for Thanksgiving!

So, I learned that I suck at sewing.  But - I also remember that I can do it if I try and it could be fun!  Now, I hear my middle school flute is back in the house....