Nicole

I finished the denim quilt top now I need to get some coral fleece for the background. Last time I was at Spotlight there wasn’t much choice 🙁
I’ve also pinned a quilt sandwich and sewn 4 lines of quilting. This is the last of the 4 quilt tops I made over 4 years ago when my fiend was pregnant with #4!
Now I’m off to making myself a swim suit.…[Read more]

I finished the denim quilt top now I need to get some coral fleece for the background. Last time I was at Spotlight there wasn’t much choice 🙁
I’ve also pinned a quilt sandwich and sewn 4 lines of quilting. This is the last of the 4 quilt tops I made over 4 years ago when my fiend was pregnant with #4!
Now I’m off to making myself a swim suit.…[Read more]

Ta, Heidi. Sounds like it’s worth taking the risk. All the recent babies that I might sew for in the future, are boys – gorgeous bunnies. So, need to get shot of the TParty. Dying to give it a go as so many of the beauties I’ve seen in Flickr are so enticing.

Just finished my first two Class Picnic tops (sizes 2, and 5), and another Butterfly skirt. CP’s more fiddly than I thought -especially hemming the sleeves – I had to tack them right close to fold so that I could machine sew. I think the wider hem (1 1/2″) inhibits getting in there when it’s pinned. Good news is tacking gives good guide for sewing…[Read more]

Just finished my first two Class Picnic tops (sizes 2, and 5), and another Butterfly skirt. CP’s more fiddly than I thought -especially hemming the sleeves – I had to tack them right close to fold so that I could machine sew. I think the wider hem (1 1/2″) inhibits getting in there when it’s pinned. Good news is tacking gives good guide for sewing…[Read more]

I love the separate machines. It would really annoy me to switch back and forth and I wouldn’t use the coverstitch as much. As well as my regular overlocker I also have one set up exclusively for rolled hem. I’m definitely in the dedicated machine for the job 🙂

I think Liesl said it could be made all in knit.

I’ve also seen it too short before to small.

So pleased!!

Thank you for your speedy response, mkhs; I appreciate it. If anyone else wants to chime in, that would be great.

I’ve made one all in knit @mama_knowles it worked well. My collar topstitching wasn’t the neatest 🙂 but it’s ok.
It’s being worn right now and I’ll try and get it photographed today to go on my blog….

I haven’t made an all knit one yet, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. Just be careful that the collar and placket don’t stretch too much and distort.

You can do all that on a regular machine—for the most part. It does look a bit different though. I have never been happy with the way mine looked using my machines (and I highly suspect it’s my machines themselves….they are old and I’m due for an upgrade). I didn’t want to spend money on a high end serger w/ both options until I knew I…[Read more]

So I will ask dumb questions like this: can’t you just use a twin needle on a regular machine? Does this do something special???

What is the benefit on a separate machine?

Educate me, ladies!! Give me a reason to get another machine! 😉

Thanks! We are good!

It’s looking gorgeous, Jenny. Well done you putting in so much effort, and thought. Really looking forward to seeing it on your gorgeous (if demanding) girl.

Hope you are well, and your smiling boy, too.

Thanks for the suggestion! It is a perfect compliment to this dress.

Looking fantastic 🙂

I got a Janome Cpx1000. I use it on most of my sewing projects.I really like the space to the right hand side of the needle. It allows me to easily top stitch seams. I also find it useful to do double rows of top sitting on wovens to give nice even top stitching.
I would recommend getting some woolly nylon thread for the looper when doing him as…[Read more]