Turtle Pants!

Yes, I did just type the words Turtle pants. See, I just did it again. Crazy right?

Ok, we've already discussed the Sewing Arts Center. But, I've never told/shown you what I've learned.

Sewing 1A.

If you've never used a sewing machine, or if you never really learned how to use a sewing machine, this is your class. Russell walks you through all the basics from fabric selection, to cutting out a pattern correctly to tools of the trade, to measuring yourself and yes, sewing. I dug this class and had a great time.

For the actual object you make, you do PJ pants. (I was even able to sneak in a second pair in a different size, different fabric, different thread.) For both pairs, I lived on the edge, did not measure myself or the intended victims, er, gift recipients, and just trusted that the size in the pattern would be about right. I mean, we're talking pj pants.

And Pair No. 1 fit! (Yes, they're just a smidge long but he wouldn't let me hem them.)

*Happy Dance*

Here's a close up of the turtles:

If you need turtles, Harts is currently out of stock but you could call up the nice ladies at Three Crafty Ladies in Florida. They have the fabric. I saw it a few weeks ago. In fact,they have pretty much every beach, nautical, oceanic, themed fabric in current existence. If you find yourself in that part of Florida, I highly recommend that shop.