See my sewing corner? Eventually it will all be moved downstairs to a craft corner, but right now it consumes our kitchen table!
I've never worked on a machine with a start/stop button. But now, if I want to, I can. :) I just disconnect the peddle and voila! I don't trust myself yet to use it, I need to get a feel for the machine first. It also had a setting for speed, so that if I want, the speed will never increase from the set speed. This is handy for someone like me who sometimes gets ahead of herself. :) Start/Stop, reverse & needle position buttons
I think my favorite part of the machine, which I probably won't use for a little while, are the quilting stitches the machine is capable of. I've quilted a couple blankets in the past, but only a very simple "stitch-in-the-ditch." It does the job, but it's not as visually appealing as leaves or curlies or flowers and the like. So I'm anxious to give that a whirl. I have a few projects coming up that I wasn't originally planning on quilting, but now, come to think of it, I could add some batting and quilt. :) Fun way to practice!See 43-48? Yeah, those would be the quilting stitches!
My project last night was for a knitting project bag. I have some fun fabrics that I picked out and cut into strips. Mixing shades of teal, cream and pink, the bag has a bright, fun appearance. It's going to be a drawstring bag w/ a shoulder strap. The pattern originally contains a pocket on the outside, but I have no solid colored fabric and I think a pocket out of the material I'm using now will be a bit overwhelming. Once I line the bag, I may choose to use some of the strips of fabric and create pockets on the inside. Fabric: pre-assembly
My bag book - love this book!
I'd also like to make a notions pocket to accompany the bag, but I'm not sure if that will work out. For now, just the bag. :) It's great to be back at sewing. I've missed being able to just sit down and work at the machine.
Once I finish the bag, my next project to tackle is getting back into polymer clay sculpting. I'd like to make my own stitch markers instead of buying them, and this way I can make them unique for me. I have lots of ideas - maybe I should create a list of things I'd like to make. We'll see.
Yeah for new sewing machines! The start/stop function would make me nervous too. I borrowed (possibly buying) a serger from a friend in November and haven't had the time or guts to try it yet. She didn't have the manual, so that makes it even more scary and challenging.
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