adventures in buttonholes

eureka! i have made my very first button hole!!!

my sewing machine has an automatic buttonhole foot, but after unsuccessfully figuring out how it worked, i opted for the manual buttonhole foot. and let me tell you...way easier, and probably what i will go with from now on.

i'm part of a trims swap, and i decided to make a little pouch for the lovely girl that i am sending trims to. i checked out her blog and i discovered that she also enjoys embroidery, so i'm going to fill it with some buttons, some charms, and some variegated embroidery floss.

the pouch was easily whipped up, and i think i'm going to make a ton more for future craft fair/etsy use. they would also make a great credit card or business card holder...hmm...

since i was in machine mode, i sewed the pocket onto my apron, and sewed the side and bottom hems. now it looks like this:



i was about to sew the binding tape onto the sides for the back and neck ties, but then i discovered that i grossly underestimated the amount of binding that i needed.



oh well. i suppose that means i am back to the fabric shop on friday...darn...