Sewing Pillow Shams

Kenzie and I have been talking about adding the big European pillows we have back to her bed, which meant I needed to sew some pillow shams that matched her bedding. I purchased the material a while back and just hadn't gotten around to doing any sewing. So, yesterday afternoon I brought out the old, trusty Singer to try my hand at these pillow shams. Yesterday, I did not give myself much time to get anything done, because I was cooking dinner, reacquainting myself with the sewing machine and getting everything ready for Kenzie's soccer game last night all at once. Frustration set in as the thread kept piling up every time I attempted to sew.

This morning, sitting opposite me while I was giving this whole project another shot, Kenzie asks, "what does that lever do?" Its funny what you can see sitting on the opposite side of a problem! It was the lever I had been looking for and the fix for my sewing problems! So, a couple hours and some tired shoulders later, here is what they look like! She was very pleased with the outcome and thrilled when given choices of multicolored pillows. I was just happy that she was happy!