Hi everyone, I have some great news that I've been wanting to share: my almost never used manual Necchi sewing machine has been repaired and I am taking sewing lessons! I am so excited to finally be able to make all those adorable stuffed animals, pillows, aprons, bags, pouches, quilts, slip covers and more. Boy have I been missing out on all the fun!
And so you can look forward to some fun basic sewing projects in the near future. And if you don't sew, I'd highly recommend learning. And if you think you need to dole out a whole bunch for a new sewing machine, you don't. Most of the women in my class are using Singer machines that are 30 to 40 years old or so, and they work great! You don't need fancy embroidery stitches to get started, you need a machine that can sew a straight stitch and a zig zag and that's it! You can probably find a whole bunch of machines like this at your local thrift store! Mind you, before purchasing an old machine make sure you have a experienced sewing machine repair person nearby who is familiar with manual machines. And you can even find old manuals for most sewing machine models online! And, before getting started most machines need servicing from time to time, so do take it in for a checkup, it's worth it!And now, getting to the photo above, isn't this bunting sweet? All you do is cut triangles in all shapes and sizes from your felt scraps and run them through your sewing machine! Too great! And why do I happen to have felt scraps? Well, I've just finished a bunch of really great felt projects that I can't share with you until next week, so I've got lots of little pieces of felt hanging around just begging to be used.
If you'd like to get a head start on purchasing felt for the projects I'll be posting, so I'd recommend buying orange, magenta, pink, aqua, and dark blue for starters. You'll need a few scraps of some other colors and some large pieces of light blue for two bigger projects, but you can wait to see them before buying the supplies. The felt I've used is the basic cheap craft felt, because that's all that's available around here, but if you have access to some of the very gorgeous wool felt, (the real thing!) so then you can certainly use that and your projects will be even more gorgeous!
All the best to everyone and happy turkey day to those of you out there in the US that are celebrating. Another opportunity to give thanks for all that we've been given and to spend time with loved ones is certainly a good thing!
