I don't sew

My mother was a seamstress, and now my daughter is too.
But somehow the domestic gene passed me by.
I don't sew. I've tried.
I couldn't follow a pattern.
The machine made me mad.
So I gave up.
But, the good news is that many
crafty things can be done without
so much as winding a bobbin!

Every once in a while, I will actually do some
sort of craft project, and they usually turn
out pretty good.
Here are some pictures of the old ugly
bulletin board that became a focal point
in our studio.

It was pretty easy.
My daughter had some scrap material laying around.
There was not enough to cover the whole thing,
so I took two coordinating fabrics, and had
MY DAUGHTER sew them together.
If she was not around, I probably would
have just pinned them onto the board
after ironing.
Since the edges were kind of..
well...
edgy...
I trimmed the whole thing
with ribbon.

Nothing on this is permanent.
It is held on by push pins!
If I were really ambitious, I would
paint the frame....
but..ummm..
I'm not.

I had this bulletin board for YEARS,
hanging around, waiting to be used.
Now it commands attention as
soon as you walk in the room.

 By the way...see the really cool antique sewing machine?
My daughter picked it up at a yard sale,
while visiting Navoo, Missouri.
I think she paid about $20.
It came with  a sewing table,
but they had to leave it there
because they didn't have room
in their car! :(

But, now it has become
a decorative
feature in our studio.
How cool is that?