Liz Sewing a Pillow Case - Pt. 1

Miss Elizabeth flutters from project to project. We LOVE that she is always wanting to learn something new. At the same time, she also is quick to leave a project shortly after she has figured it out or realized that it takes time. :) This week we are doing a sewing project. And I say 'week' because it will take a few nights for her to complete it :)
She wants to make pillow cases for her brother because all our extra cases are her girly ones. So instead of buying some for him she wants to make them. I do believe she attempted sewing once in New Hampshire with my mother, but that is it. We did a 'test' pillow a couple days ago. She did great. We started the full size pillow case last night.

She ironed it with this cute pink craft iron that my mother-in-law, Amy, got us for Christmas one year. We love it. It gets just hot enough to get out the wrinkle or flatten the edge but not hot enough to damage the table...or Liz's fingers when she repeatedly touches it to see if it is warm :)

She wanted to do a 'fancy' stitch and not the 'boring' one. :)

You can see where she bunched up fabric, or tugged a little. You can also see where she would simply stop and look at what all she had done so far and then resume... in a different spot. :) All in all, not too shabby. :) This was as far as she got. Her interest quickly turned to a new TV show about to start. Since there is no homework this week I'm hoping she will finish it tonight. Maybe by the end of the week Michael will have two new cases! :)