One Thing a Month

It’s February, so it’s on to the next thing

One of the (many, many) skills that I’m lacking is the ability to sew. I can re-attach a button, given enough time, but other than that, I’m useless with a needle and thread.

Part of the reason is because my mother and my aunt are both skilled seamstresses. Another part is that I’m lazy.

So to remedy my lack of sewing skills, I am going to make between five and 10 pocket squares this month.

I’m going to work from this tutorial, and I’m going to use old shirts that I don’t wear anymore, but aren’t in good enough shape to give to a charity. I’m planning to make at least two by hand and then christen the sewing machine Emily and I got for our wedding (four and a half years ago!) and do the rest by machine. 

By the time February is over, I should have at least one pocket square for each work day, and I’ll start wearing them to work in my jacket pocket.