Any great ideas? I am sewing!

[JordieC]

I got a sewing machine for Christmas very happy cause it's what I wanted and I plan to be such a good wife and mother sewing everything - ha ha!! Seriously I do want to leanr and I will be having lessons soon.

Last night I managed to thred the machine and make 3 very cool drawstring bags so I can do the basics. I want to make some more things but preferable things that don't require patterns or tricky bits!

Any great ideas for some practice items? Or things that would be good for kids/babies?

[AngelPunks]

what about some funky doona covers for their beds, only tricky thing you'll have is button holes (unless you want to hand sew in press-studs).

You can make tea-towels for your kitchen, grab some linen and make placemats for the dining room table.

[kawazuki]

bibs are easy. t shirts easy.
i just use one that fits them and draw a pattern and then cut and sew.

also slip dresses if you have a little girl are easy and quick.

teddy bears hardest part deciding what colour and how firm to stuff them lol

[AngelPunks]

t-shirts are probably a bit too hard if you're going to use stretch material as there are special needles (ball point ones) and a technique to sewing with stretch - but this is something you should learn to do in the future.

I used to make funky pants to wear off the pattern of other pants I already had. I also used to make cotton t-shirt style tops to wear from other tops of the same size.

[HotI]

cushion covers- good to start off with. if you want something bit trickier, try 4 colours on the front of the cushion so each quarter is a different colour. you can use velcro (not so easy to sew with a machine) or a zip to close it up, or just overlap the material like a pillow cover.

pants are really easy, but easier with a pattern. kids pyjama pants, shorts. i just sew a seam at the waist and thread the elastic through.

i find pants a lot easier than tops, the neckline can be tricky to make look even and 'professional'.

library bags, hemmed blankets for dolls cots.

[Bathsheba]

An extremely easy and useful project is an apron I love sewing them... you don't need a pattern if you already have an apron that fits you well. Just lay the uncut fabric over the top of your old one and trace (leaving enough for a hem). The best material for around the neck and waist ties is "webbing"... available at all fabric shops. If you need a piccy for inspiration i can take a photo of one of mine.