First Sewing Project Completed!

Lately all I've been thinking about is how much I want to learn how to sew. Ideally I want to get good enough where I can start making simple clothes, and then get more and more into clothing construction (just getting prepared for all the Halloween costumes I'll be making in the future). The only problem was I didn't have a sewing machine! So I looked online everyday trying to figure out the right machine and where to get the best price. But I didn't know how to know which machine was better than the other, or what fancy gadgets I needed on a machine. So once again, I am so grateful for my wonderful grandmothers and all they do for me, including letting me borrow their machine :)

Grant and I went to Vegas a few weekends ago and on the way stopped in St. George to see my Grandma and my aunts and uncles. I told my Grandpa about my sewing dilemma and she let me borrow hers for a little while to learn on and see if sewing is something I actually want to peruse. Which was great! And of course I took it out of the box as soon as we got home and the next day went to Joanne's to get fabric to start my first project: a Happy Birthday banner. I've always wanted to make one and they looked pretty easy. Plus they are so much cuter than the ones you buy at the store.

I used this tutorial, which was great because she had the triangle cut outs ready to print off as well as the letters for the "HAPPY BIRTHDAY."

Here's just a couple of pictures of the project:

First I got my fabric and cut out the letters using Wonder Under

Next I cut out the triangles and sewed them up

Then I top-stitched each letter on (in addition to ironing it on), 

and binded it all together using bias tape

Then I hung it up!

I'm really happy with how it turned out! I think it's so colorful and great for either a boy's birthday or a girl's birthday. Not only that but I actually finished a sewing project -- that feels pretty good!