Well, I'm a lucky girl, I've got a brand new, whiz bang sewing machine. I bought my first machine at age 17 for $1500, funny isn't it how I managed to save this much money so young, and now I can't save a cent. It was the first of the computerised machines 20 years ago, It finally gave up the ghost and this is what I replaced it with. A Pfaff. I always thought my next machine would be a Bernina, but I hear not so many good things about them now. The built in walking foot sold me on the pfaff. It's a very clever little machine, the presserfoot just goes down and up when starting or finishing no manual interferance necessary.It also has this clever way of pivoting when doing curves or corners, so when you are sewing and stop to pivot, the needle automatically stays in the fabric but the pressure foot just comes up slightly so you can turn the fabric but when you press the foot pedal again the foot goes down. It makes for quick and fun sewing. I actually thought I would buy an embroidery machine, but decided they lacked a certain 'something' that handiwork has, hands down.
In the first photo I'm making Alice her Christmas outfit, It has some lovely built in cross stitches patterns.
Now that Alice is crawling, pinnies are appropriate I just LOVE pinnies on little girls. The fabric is a fine cordoroy made by Hilco in Germany, the main reason I love the net- fabric stashes. The colours and quality of this fabric is superb. the patterns are out of Ottobre, a wonderful Finnish patern magazine that just know how to dress children like children. I realised after making the generous pants that she could wear them as knicker bockers when she is two or three.
The last photo of Miss Alice in her smocked bishop blouse and bloomers that I just made up. I much prefer bishops over square yokes, so much more freedom to move. I adore smocking, I tried to get Flynn my 3 year old to wear a smocked peter pan shirt, he did let me put it on him, then he said a definite No. But it looked soooo cute on him, I chased him around the house, bribing him with all sorts of wonderful goodies but to no avail, I so should've been born last century!
1 comment:
COngratulations to Alice who can stand :) and to you for the new machine. How cool is that! Are you still keeping your last one? It must be special to you after all those hours of working on it.
Our machines are such cherished tools. I too got a new one this year ( my second one also as I bought mine at age 21 years, scrapeing to pay it off,every poor soul that came to visit got pulled off to the sewing room to have a "live" demonstration ha ha. Even a couple of unfortunate males.
It's helps enormously when an old manual process is cut out. Mine back stitches and cuts the threads automatically. I love that. However it has no fancy stitches which I miss.Mine was a Bernina and back then they were made like troopers.
Isn't that corduroy fabric fine. Gorgeous.
Love what you have made.
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