The Sewing Annexe

miffy257

Glad you've joined us jpscloud and glad you got your machine sorted. It only needs one little bit to be out and the whole thing goes pear shaped. A denim throw sounds nice a good way to use up those old jeans that usually get thrown away. Good luck with the sewing. I had to search for the thread as it was pages back so I thought I'd add a post to put it back on the front page. Happy Sewing :j

jpscloud

Thanks miffy, I guess we don't post as often as some threads so I'll subscribe this one then I can find it again!

fuddle

Well that is my little pot all labelled up with 'savings for a sewing machine'. I want to save £59 for this John Lewis mini sewing machine. I know it is tiny and will only be basic but that is all I would like to be able to learn the basics.

wen3

Morning All

I am new here and was wondering what machine you would recommend to a beginer with a limited budget, would like to make household items, maybe a bit of patchwork?

Hello Fuddle

tigerfeet2006

Morning all :wave: my apologies for being MIA but with the kids being home and Christmas prep and all that I haven't had time to sew.

Projects for the coming month are reuse an old cotton sheet and turn it into napkins for everyday use. I also have another ripped sheet that will become handkerchiefs for the kids.

I want to make a quilt for my SIL's baby when it arrives and we know what it is. But I am going to need a lot of advice on it when I get round to making it.

The other project is to make so carry pouches for the kids new to them for Christmas DS's.

Hope everyone had a good Christmas and happy sewing in 2012.

tigerfeet2006

Wen, I noticed that Aldi or Lidl ( you will have to check their websites) had a Singer machine in their specials for around £90.

fuddle

I've found my hand sewing project (as I don't have a machine)



This is for my sister's hamper for her birthday in September. It looks simple enough for me and not too daunting for a hand sewer.

Pattern to print if anyone is interested

mmmsnow

thriftwizard wrote: »

Not for my 565, but I'll have a hunt around - I do have them for other Joneses & may well have one for something very much like yours. Might take me a while though!

Thank you but I ended up buying the manual on-line - if anyone wants it, it's in pdf format. The on-line company I bought it from seem to have sold my e-mail address to every spammer in the country, though :mad:. I've had five or six spam messages every day since I bought the damn thing!

buggalugs

Fuddle my daughters partner bought her that machine this year for her birthday and she is thrilled with it, its quite a sturdy machine too Have fun with it
I am trying to give myself permission to enter my sewing room ( otherwise known as the box room lol ) I have so many bits and pieces I want to make, including a couple of baby quilts, but I feel as if I should be doing other things instead of having fun..... need to overcome that I think. Thanks so much for the thread

tigerfeet2006

Have started on the handkercheifs and done four so far plus a half size practice one . Will try and get a few more done today, the longest bit is ironing the seams over for sewing and I hate ironing.