Any tradesman will tell you, yo u must have good tools. Sewing is no different.
I've been wanting to buy either a Bernina, a Pfaff, or a Husqvarna since in the 1990's when I first learned about them. Unfortunately I have never been able to put together the funds to do so. In the interim, I have one White, two Brothers and one Singer.
I have been searching for an affordable high end sewing machine in the past months and was led, via Pattern Review, to look at Juki. Guess what, I fell in love!! I purchased a "customer returned" Juki HZL G210 and it is a joy to work with this machine.
Today I made a dish drainer, two clothes pin bags, a case for my shades (glasses) because my Juki just purred while I was making them. I am about to do some alterations on my son's five work pants and after that I will be sewing three school pants for my younger son.
This is a first in all my years of sewing. I have never before done so many items in one day. I can see my days ahead will be filled with sewing. Thanks Juki.
By the way I bought my Juki at SewVacDirect.com. They are based in Texas. Thanks guys!! Great service.
I have not yet mastered the art of taking pictures especially with a cell phone or Ipad. Maybe I need a camera. I will try to post pictures of my work shortly.
Sunday, 25 August 2013
Monday, 15 April 2013
First steps
Like the prodigal son (of Bible fame)I turned my back on sewing to find other loves. The call has been there for quite some time to get back to my first love and I guess I am unable to resist any longer.
I started my return journey with purchasing sewing courses on Craftsy.com. Sewing is as much mental as it is practical. Then I searched for something 'small' to make on the internet and I came up with this cute pin cushion - Sorry, I cannot remember where I found it. However a half of a toilet paper roll, scraps of batting, an old CD, small bits of fabric, glue gun, and thread were used in making this up. (You can look for it on the net). This was a no-sew(except for gathering the bits of fabric for the top and the CD) but it finally brought head and hand together.
So Wednesday April 10th, 2013, I finally returned to my sewing machine and serger. Oh how they missed me!
Woman and machines had a great reunion and from that reunion were born three boxer shorts, thanks to Professor Pincushion. Two of them are pictured below.
You can find them here - www.professorpincushion.com. Look for the lesson "Making Boxer shorts".
This is my first published blog. But look forward to doing lots more as I chronicle the return of the Prodigal daughter.
I started my return journey with purchasing sewing courses on Craftsy.com. Sewing is as much mental as it is practical. Then I searched for something 'small' to make on the internet and I came up with this cute pin cushion - Sorry, I cannot remember where I found it. However a half of a toilet paper roll, scraps of batting, an old CD, small bits of fabric, glue gun, and thread were used in making this up. (You can look for it on the net). This was a no-sew(except for gathering the bits of fabric for the top and the CD) but it finally brought head and hand together.
So Wednesday April 10th, 2013, I finally returned to my sewing machine and serger. Oh how they missed me!
Woman and machines had a great reunion and from that reunion were born three boxer shorts, thanks to Professor Pincushion. Two of them are pictured below.
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| Double Knockout - my first garments since returning. |
This is my first published blog. But look forward to doing lots more as I chronicle the return of the Prodigal daughter.
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