My old sewing machine has found a new home with my brother. There was nothing wrong with it but “someone” just wanted a different one with a few more bells and whistles. I’m not sure what he’ll use it for but that’s alright with me. He needs it so he can have it.
A follow-up package is going, too.
A cover.
Not just any cover.
But a reversible cover.
Made from some leftover pre-quilted fabric. Win-win.
A dust cover would be more like it.
Now that I’m semi-retired (I went back to work two days a week. Shhh.) access to a copier is very limited. I don’t know about you but I prefer to have my knitting patterns stay flat as opposed to being curved in a book that likes to close. Anyway, we needed a copier at home. And a scanner. And one that does both. In color. And maybe a fax. Just because. But not necessary. And it had to be laser for crisp, clear print.
Ta-da!
Naked printer-copier-scanner-fax.
No tutorial because every printer-copier-scanner-fax is a different size.
Fabric from my stash and fusible fleece.
Quilted in a grid. Just followed the print on the fabric. Muslin lining. (It must have been in my stash a l-o-n-g time as it was only 36 inches wide!)
Sewed up the side seams. Added my label.
A cover-up.
I may be in the market for a new sewing machine.
I plan to do some quilting as well as home decor and some clothing. The machine I have now is designed for occasional and light sewing though I’ve done some extensive sewing projects in the past several years. It’s just not keeping up with the demands I’m placing on it. Mostly because it’s not designed to.
I want to machine quilt twin-sized (or larger) quilts, which are a bit larger than the 15 x 24 inch items I’ve been doing.
For all you quilters (or non-quilters) out there: What sewing machine do you use or would recommend for machine quilting? Pros and cons?
I’ve been knitting a little bit on the Garter Stitch bag I’m making for my sister. 15 of the 22 squares are finished. I’ve been doing more sewing lately than anything else. Well, except for going to work and sleeping.
This is my sample project. I followed the instructions (links at the end of this post) to make the box bag. This is the perfect size to throw in a ball of sock yarn, double-point or circular needles and a sock pattern to take where ever. Or to use as a toiletry bag, lunch bag, shoe bag (adjust the size), for small toys, game pieces, the possibilities are endless.
I bought this bicycle fabric to make these box bags for a group of 7th graders: 4 girls and 12 boys. I thought the print was generic enough for both boys and girls. The bags will be filled with snacks but they can use it for whatever they want.
My daughter and several others disagreed with me. They thought it was to “girly” for a boy with the pink and lavender bikes.
So I bought another fabric that reminds me of granite hoping it would be more “manly.”
I was going to give the girls the bicycle fabric bags and the boys the granite bags. What do you think?
I used several tutorials. Tutorials: Dragoknit for the basic pattern and RoadyJane for the no-raw-edges tutorial.
I also used fusible fleece fused to the outer fabric and lined it with a solid cotton. In orange. Plus there are no raw edges. I started with a 12 x 16 inch rectangle. Fusible fleece is 11.5 x 15.5 inches. The strap is 6 x 10 inches. I reduced the “corners” from 1.5 inches to 1.25 inches. If you look at the instructions, you will understand what I’m talking about. I did that to make the bag longer and not as high. My sample is how the pattern is written and I wanted a squatier bag.
My final dimensions are 7.5 long, 4.5 wide and 3.5 tall.
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