If you are encouraged to start using your sewing machine and you already control the basics of it, it is time to start doing the first jobs for the home. It is an important step and one that will give you great satisfaction because you will finally be able to see that your effort pays off and that you can show off what you do in your home.
One of the simplest jobs is to make a tablecloth for your newspaper table. For this you need a piece of a fabric that you like and that is suitable for tablecloths, for example, a mixture of cotton with polyester, suffered and with a beautiful design. Cut the measurement of the tablecloth and also of the napkins and, with the help of a fabric chalk, trace the edges. Fold the excess fabric to hem and secure with pins.
The basting process can be done by hand or by machine. This is to the taste of each person, but for beginners it is usually easier to do it by hand until they get the technique and do not slip the fabric. Once basted, you just have to sew it on the machine, paying special attention to the corner trims.
The napkins are made the same as the tablecloth, but they are simpler as they are much smaller. With the excess fabric and elastic tape you can create some ribbons to hold the napkins and make them more attractive on the table. If you buy the ribbon at a haberdashery that has a good Elastic Ribbon distributor, you will find it in many colors. Choose one similar to the fabric and thus, although it is transparent, you will not notice practically anything.
Another very simple job is a cushion cover. You only need to cut two pieces of fabric of the desired size, be it square or rectangular. Keep in mind that the thicker the filling, the more it will occupy, so if you want the size of the cushion to be a specific one, you will have to make the cover slightly larger depending on the thickness.
On one side of the fabric, create a wide hem, baste it and sew with a nice finish. On one of the fabrics create two buttonholes on the hem of a size more or less large. On the wrong side, baste both pieces of fabric joining them at three of the ends, the ones without hem, and sew. Flip the fabric over and you will have your cover. You will only have to sew two buttons at the height of the buttonholes, insert the filling and close the buttons to have your cushion ready.