Sewing restart?

I don't think I've really touched my sewing machine in about two years.  Not sure why.  I'm not very good, never had a lesson, but I come from a family (grandmother, aunt, and mother--who made my wedding dress!) who have excellent sewing skills.  Well--I literally blew the dust off my machine to sew an ipad cover.

We were given ipads for the summer because our school will be implementing them for all eighth graders for the first time in the fall.  However, we did not get a cover/case . . . those will be coming in August.  I could not wait for one, nor was I going to shell out money for one, either.  Then I came across a pattern/tutorial on Pinterest.  I've never really followed a pattern, but my result cost me ZERO dollars (scrap fabric and batting I had sitting around).  I bet it took me less than an hour.  Had some difficulty in figuring it out, but it meets my needs.  I pulled the top center down to see the black-n-yellow polka dot lining.  Now . . . what to work on next?!?!

Pattern I tried to follow can be found HERE.

Mug Snuggie

I've seen several pictures of these mug snuggie things--not really sure what they are called.  I LOVE getting a cup of coffee from a coffee shop.  I think I have the balance down between "a sense of coffee entitlement" (aka--a coffee habit) and "a special treat just for me."  Now I have something cute to put around my cup.

Just for the record--I only can sew straight lines and have never made a pattern.  I traced this from a paper mug-thingy and tried my own.  Way to make my ninety-nine cent Tim Horton's coffee seem like something extra special!  Woohoo!  It doesn't take much to get me excited--ha! ha!

January Sewing

Here's my string jar by my sewing machine.  This is what I did in December and January.  Didn't sew much until recently.

I wonder if I can fill February's jar in February.  Could be my sewing goal for the month.