I did it. I bought a new sewing machine. A real machine. A serious machine. Not one that bounces around the table when sewing thick fabrics; nor one whose automatic buttonhole feature means it automatically makes irregular buttonholes.
I really do need to spend some time with the machine’s instruction book, learning all the new tricks this baby offers. But I couldn’t help getting straight to garment sewing the first night. It was actually a great hands-on way to get accustomed to the machine, although I did need to refer to the manual a lot. Everything is different from my old machine, from loading the bobbin, threading the needle, selecting stitches. And by “different” I mean incredibly easier and smoother — and most of all, much quieter! The quiet factor is truly appreciated considering I do 90% of my sewing at night when my children are (hopefully) asleep, and my sewing room is right above my daughter’s bedroom.
So far, so good. I’ll share some more detailed thoughts and observations a few months down the road, once I have more experience with the machine.
I chose a simple A-line jumper, in fall colors, for my new machine’s initiation project. Pattern: Ruby Ruffle Dress by The Cottage Mama. It’s a good pattern with several variations and helpful instructions. I even learned a new way to finish the hem on a lined dress. The fabric is from Alexander Henry’s Zhivago collection (Anastasia in purple).
A bit of the trite “two birds with one stone” — breaking in my machine and adding to my daughter’s fall wardrobe.
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I was able to eek out a size 2T using only one yard of the main fabric (lining is in a contrast fabric), although it did require different print placement for the front and back of the dress since the floral print is rather large and linear. I centered the floral lines on the dress front, and then spaced them to the sides on the dress back.
More fall sewing coming up soon. Kids Clothes Week is just over a week away. I need to get organized and create a “to make” list and select fabrics! Yikes!