Wednesday, 3 December 2014

New Hobby Part 1

So, after 20 years of owning a sewing machine I decided it was about time I learnt how to use it! I signed up for a 3 hour 'get to know your sewing machine' course at 'The Make and Do Studio', where I learnt how to thread it and more importantly, what to do when things go wrong! We ended the course by making a simple envelope cushion, which ignited the sewing bug.


So, the following week I did a 'beginners quilt making course' at the same studio. It is only cot size and uses a simple strip design, but even so, I am very pleased with myself, considering I was a total sewing machine novice the week before! We even made our own bias binding, which although time consuming, was worth the effort! Probably should have ironed it before taking the photo though lol!


5 comments:

  1. Brilliant - well done Michele - really impressed! Can't believe you've not done this before xx

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  2. Excellent. Beautiful materials chosen and both look very professional. Keep up the good work/sewing

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  3. love this quilt. so much thought has gone into it

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  4. Oh my, is there anything you can't do, Michele? These are very accomplished looking ... I'm wondering if you are going to have to ditch all that amazingly well-organised scrapbook stuff in favour of beautifully arranged fabric and threads, or whether you are just going to have to extend!

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