I did it ... no really, I did sewing

... this week I finished my first ever sewed item. Ta Da -  a duvet cover for my little girl. I used a soft flannel queensized bedsheet and some raspberry pink broadcloth (and some scraps) for the butterflies

It was originally supposed to be plain, but then I thought 'ooohhh, butterflies would be nice' totally underestimating just the amount of work and time (and skill) it takes.

They are a bit wonky in places, but Josie is very pleased with the flutterbies so it was all worth it :-)

well, it's April now

i.e. the start of the sewing adventure

after deciding that sewing isn't really something that one learns by reading, I just needed to get started. The plan is to make a duvet cover for my little girl's bed (it is an odd size that is not readily available and would need to be ordered from the UK) and perhaps a little pillow to go with it.

the plan is to use an older flannel bed sheet

add some butterflies to liven it up a little

and make sure it is cut to the right size. Congratulate yourself for being really clever and folding the large sheet once (obviously realising afterwards you could have just folded it one more time, but nevermind ;-)

The next step is to sew the butterflies onto the sheet and then sew it all together. That is actually easier said then done as I am struggling finding the time to actually do sewing instead of just looking at other people's blogs and see the wonderful things they put together :-)