My obsession with quilting and sewing has definitely reached a new high. I produced a lap size quilt, a baby quilt, some pouches, two shoulder bags, and a table runner in just this past week alone. And, while I was enjoying it immensely, the same can't be said about my sewing machine. On Friday night it started to stop suddenly and I had to force the wheel on the side to get it moving for a few more stitches. I thought collection of dust might have been the problem, so I took almost the whole machine apart (pretty scary considering that I've never done that before), cleaned every nook and cranny, and managed to put it all together. I was really proud of myself, I had no extra parts and the machine worked. So, to show my gratitude to my wonderful sewing machine, I decided to make a cover for it. After all, they say dust and especially cat hair is machine's worst enemy. Our long haired cat Lola probably counts for at least 5 cats in the house. What do you think?
This is the cover I made.
I did not use any specific pattern, I just measured my machine and cut the fabric in the style of stacked books block.
After it was all pieced together I made a quilt sandwich using warm and natural batting and home decorator's weight fabric for the backing. I did straight line quilting, about 1/2 inch apart, attached ribbons for keeping the cover in place, and put the binding on. That's it, easy peasy.
And, while my machine looks so nice and pretty now that it's all "dressed", I did not manage to bribe it with this new cover. By the time I finished quilting the cover, the machine kept getting stuck again. Sadly, I will have to take it to a sewing machine doctor. Insert a very, very sad face here. Fortunately I don't have to go through all the obsession withdrawal symptoms. I can keep going on, just at a slower pace. My daughters have their own sewing machine (the cheap kind I bought for them so they would not use mine), so I'll be using it for a while to work on some smaller projects.
Oh, I showed you the front of the cover, this is what the back looks like.
Have a wonderful rest of the day, Svetlana.
UPDATE***
You can find a tutorial for this sewing machine here.
This is the cover I made.
I did not use any specific pattern, I just measured my machine and cut the fabric in the style of stacked books block.
After it was all pieced together I made a quilt sandwich using warm and natural batting and home decorator's weight fabric for the backing. I did straight line quilting, about 1/2 inch apart, attached ribbons for keeping the cover in place, and put the binding on. That's it, easy peasy.
Oh, I showed you the front of the cover, this is what the back looks like.
Have a wonderful rest of the day, Svetlana.
UPDATE***
You can find a tutorial for this sewing machine here.