SEW SPECIAL

Whenever my mom is in town, I always like to take advantage of her amazing sewing skills.  

Okay, "Take advantage of" sounds a bit selfish. 

What I mean is, I always beg her to teach me more about sewing.  

I had a vision in my head of a special birthday present I wanted to make for a good friend of mine.  

I knew my mom could help me make that vision a reality. 

Here is the reality.....

It seemed like such a simple project to me.  It didn't turn out to be quite as simple as I anticipated, 

but it involved fairly simple sewing skills and it took my mom and I about one hour to complete.  

I must admit, I was basically her assistant on this project.  

I did the designing, cutting and watching, she did the sewing. 

We lined it with this leftover wool fabric I had on hand. 

Look familiar?  It was also used to cover these wingback chairs.  

And I used some to make this ruffle wreath.

My friend is hard to buy for (even though she would disagree).

I knew she would appreciate a handmade gift.

I gave it to her on Monday and she loved it (or at least she said she did). ha ha. 

It took the front of a felted wool sweater to make the wristlet.

I already have the back of the sweater cut out and ready to go.

Now that I know how to make one, I think I'll give it a shot on my own.

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