Y’all probably thought I quit, right?

I’ve been so busy with the shop lately I have had zero spare time to spend on Home Ec. I’m so glad all of the lessons are available for a year because at this rate I’m going to need a year! *snort*

Out of necessity yesterday, I went back to the Home Ec site. My girl had three new pairs of jeans desperately needing to be hemmed. I’m infamous for passing this on to my mom. Infamous. The rare occasions in which I’ve attempted to hem jeans for one of my children, they’ve ended up with butchered high-waters.

Guess what? One of the Home Ec lessons is on how to hem jeans.

I decided it was time for me to learn how to do it for myself. I figured my mom would thank me. Right, Mom? {Big cheesy grin.}

Would y’all take a look at those jeans, please?

Can you tell they’re hemmed? Seriously. Can you?

This is going to sound uber lame, but I’m not sure there will be anything in the Home Ec class I will be more proud of than these jeans. I’m seriously so proud of myself. The ladies behind Home Ec did a fantastic job of breaking each step down. I was blown away when I finished the first pair. I just couldn’t believe how awesome they looked.

I can confidently say, “You are now out of a job, Mom!”

I have plenty more fabric for these potholders. I’m thinking they would make great gifts.

This morning I sewed the zippered case. I was so excited to finally learn how to sew on a zipper. {It’s the small things in life, y’all. }

It was so refreshing to sew something other than a camera strap cover. As much as I enjoy doing that, sometimes a girl needs a break. A change of scenery, so to speak.

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Are you taking the Home Ec class? Have you already finished?

I would like to give a big ole virtual hug to all the lovely ladies who have been visiting from the Freckled Nest. *Muah* Thank you for the comment <3!

I finished the next project for Home Ec the other day and the number one thing I learned was . . . . wait for it. Waaaaait for it. Following directions. Ding-ding-ding.

I re-did this project twice with completely different fabric.

Then, I decided it was ugly, had a drink and ripped up a pillow. There were feathers everywhere. *snort* My apologies. I couldn’t resist.

In all serious though, I did rip up a pillow. I used the slipcover I had made about five years ago for the back side of this project. I like it now. It’s kinda sassy.

* I would like to thank St*rbucks for creating the product VIA. You saved this sewing project. xoxo

** The pillow has still not recovered.