#22 Done

Eat a funnel cake

Funnel cakes are one of those things you don't really think about until the county fair rolls around and you smell that fried cake batter smell and your tongue waters a little bit. They are a once a year treat.

My parents had a funnel cake booth at the Huntsville 4th of July celebration so this was an easy one for me. I didn't even have to pay to eat the funnel cake and I must say, it was mighty delicious.



(Not only did I get to eat the yummy treat but I am now a professional funnel cake maker and was named the best maker of the family. My parents invested in a funnel cake fryer and tried it for the first time this 4th of July. It was a success and it was tons of fun to work in the booth with my family).

#15 Done

Sew something on my sewing machine

This may seem easy to some but for those of you who know me, know that I am NOT a seamstress. I never really learned to sew and have never really had much of a desire to do it. My mother in law gave me a sewing machine a few years ago for Christmas and it has been sitting in my closet since. (Sorry Beth, it really was a great gift!) I got it out one time when my friend needed to use it and once when my mom helped me with a craft. Other than that, it never got much love. I decided that I would make pillows. I thought they would be easy enough since they are just square and all I would have to sew would be straight lines. I bought some pillow forms and some fabric and got to work.

All supplies out and ready to go!

and here I am unpicking the first stitches I did. It made that bumpy line instead of a straight line. Easy enough fix.

Things were going good and I was getting pretty confident in my sewing skills. My pillows were coming together just fine and then my worst fear came true. My bobbin ran out of thread!! What was I going to do!? Right at that moment I had wished that I had listed to my dear sweet 7th grade home ec teacher, Mrs. Erickson. I knew she taught us how to do it and I was now kicking myself for not paying attention!

I played around for a little while and finally...I figured it out! I got my bobbin loaded with thread again and was set to go again. I finished my first pillow, turned it right side out and realized I had sewn the wrong side together. Ok, keep calm, I told my self. I would just need to unpick the seam and re sew it. I broke a little sweat trying to get it to look perfect but in the end, I was ok with the results. I moved on to the next pillow, doing the same thing I had done on the first. I was a pro by this time and the second pillow turned out much better. I liked it so much more that I decided to redo the first one. Big mistake. It took me way too long and by the time I was done the second pillow was about 2 inches smaller than the other. I ended up with 2 small gray pillows that were both supposed to be 7X7. One ended up being about 5X7 and it took me 2 yards of fabric to make both. I don't think I did it right :) My table looked like a war zone once I was done with scraps and loose threads all over.

I finished my third pillow (the yellow one) and it was a much smoother process! I didn't have to unpick or redo anything and I love how it turned out!




I have now moved on to something bigger and better and WAY more complicated. Luckily I have a good friend who is helping me complete the project that was way over my head to begin with. I have enjoyed learning and trying something new. I will post pictures of my current sewing project if and when I get it done.