Today I started my new adventure with my sewing machine. A little background, this was a birthday gift on my 12th birthday, or maybe it was my 13th, I feel like it was a big one. Point is, at the time I wasn't as curious and excited about sewing as I am now. So while I took time to let my interest grow (years clearly) Cindy used it to make curtains and then it sat for a bit.
Recently I saved it from it's lonely misery with the hope of using it. This machine traveled with me to Chula Vista and then to Portland and now it is back again. Did I take the time then to learn how to work this thing? Nope.
Today that all changed.
The first steps weren't much, I learned how to thread a bobbin, then thread the needle and then make it all work together. I'm not going to lie, there was some frustration once I started testing my work on two pieces of scrap material. I think the thread tension wasn't right and I eventually fixed it as much as I can with what little knowledge I have at this point, but there is still much to learn.
I bought a copy of the owner's manual so when I get the download link I will be printing that and reading it... maybe even learning more.
Eventually the plan is a quilt or five.
I'll keep you updated.
xoxo
I bought one sewing machine from a garage sale, which needs work, and just acquired a second one. I hope to have them both fixed early next year to learn how to sew.
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