Week Three Learning to Sew

This project has been moving along smoothly so far. There have not been many challenges to myself yet, but I can almost guarantee I will run into struggles once I start on the blanket. This past week I watched my mom sew a button back onto my father's pants. She walked me through it, but I did not attempt to do it myself because that is what I will be doing next week.

Instead of using a sewing machine to repair the button, my mother used a needle and thread and did it by hand. It was a simple pattern to do and seemed easy enough that even someone like me with little to no artistic skill could do it. I guess we will see how I do next week.

To sew a button onto thread, a simple cross pattern is used through the four holes on the button. I remember for the most part how-to do it but I will most likely need a small refresher when I go to do it myself. I will practice on a piece of fabric, and if someone needs their button sewed back on a shirt or pants I can do that once I gain experience.

So far this project has been pretty laid back, but I am extremely excited to continue on with it
and I hope that I am able to do it myself. I am still not sure how exactly the pictures work on Blogger, so sorry in advance if they format poorly.

Week Two

The past week of my project has been relatively quiet for the most part. On Thursday, I watched a woman sew a blanket from two separate pieces of fabric, which is what I am aiming to do. The video was probably a bit extra for what I needed it for, but it sure kept me entertained for the fourteen minutes I watched it. She made it seem like it was almost a vlog (video blog), but like I said, I am not complaining as the video did help. 

Like I imagined, the fun of my project will not start until the first segment of genius hour is about halfway through. The first month or so is mainly learning from videos and watching my mother do it, so it really feels like I haven't done anything yet for my project while others seem miles ahead in their projects. I need to have faith in my project so I will not lose interest, especially knowing that my project will start to get real interesting within a few more weeks...

Sewing

Hello everyone! First off, I would like to state that I have never done anything even close to this, but to my avail, here I am, so stay with me. I will be sharing with you my journey of mastering sewing. Well, not really but I am going to give it a shot. From this point on until just before Christmas, I will be tackling the skill of sewing, ranging from minuscule projects such as sewing a button back on a shirt, to a more advanced project of sewing my own blanket. I have never been a crafty person when it comes to these things, so this will provide a big challenge for myself. I chose this topic because mom won't be there in college to fix the holes/buttons on my clothing, and I feel it will be a valuable skill to have in my back pocket. Besides, who doesn't want their own blanket?

For the starting of this project, I had to make a shark tank pitch describing my project to the class. A planning sheet was also made to keep myself on track during these few months so I do not fall behind. I am comfortable with my classmates, so the public speaking was not an issue. I believe my pitch went well.

My plan for this project is simple. Start with instruction, followed by some basic projects, and eventually working my way up to finish with a more arduous project of creating a blanket. I will rely on my mother, internet articles, YouTube, and possibly a book or two to teach me the ways of sewing.

This project will be a success if I am able to learn a thing or two about sewing, if I can complete simple tasks using a needle and thread, and if I can finish this monster of a project with the blanket. There is no doubt in my mind that there will be failure, but as my baseball coach once said, "Failure is just a tool in the shed of success." Most importantly, I hope to have fun with myself learning on this new area I am not familiar with. I look forward to catching up with all of you as I share my process on this tough road ahead of me!