Last night at our church’s “Young Women’s” night I had the opportunity to teach 15 girls how to sew! They learned how to make Pajama Pants and they all turned out adorable. The girls I taught are between the ages of 14 and 18 and some of them had never sewn before. It was a wild fun night with sewing machines a buzzing and girls talking and laughing. Some of the girls got creative and added pockets to their PJ Pants as seen below in the photo.
Out of 15 girls….all but two finished their Pajama pants by the end of the evening.
Some of the girls were really patient and some were not…below is a photo of one girl sewing her elastic waistband together with her PJ pants on! Absolutely hysterical!
All in all it was a very fun night and I think the girls learned a lot and realized sewing can be a great creative outlet and that they can now make these PJ Pants for any member of their family or for friends. We plan to do this again and make more PJ pants to give to a local shelter for women and children.
Karins KottageWelcome to Karins Kottage! There is always something fun going on! You would think after becoming an empty nester couple that our nest would be very quiet and empty but our Kottage nest is usually more full than what we started out with! You might find me hosting a birthday party or graduation party and a baby shower on the same weekend or a big outdoor get together with 25 of our friends and family in the backyard or maybe I might be in the kitchen trying out a new recipe for my hubby and I to grill on the BBQ for a quiet night for the two of us. I am passionate about entertaining and setting a beautiful table! I may or may not have an addiction to cloth napkins and fun salad plates oh and goblets too! I think I will always have a home decorating DIY project in the works as long as my hubby is on board with me haha. We have painted A LOT in the 6 homes we have owned in the 35 years that we have been married as well as re-done multiple pieces of furniture, added wall and ceiling treatments, replaced lights, bathroom fixtures and even tiled floors! I have sewn what seems like a million window treatments for our home as well as for family, made slipcovers, and duvets and even a formal dress or two!
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What a nice thing you did--this is something they will always remember! Not only did they have fun, but they learned that they can create useful things too. Kay