status report!

[yhlee]

I practiced with my sewing machine for the first time since my lesson last week. I had to download the manual for my Janome Magnolia 7318 (guess who cannot remember where the print one went) but it's still magic that it winds the bobbin for you. I wound SO MANY bobbins (probably very badly) for my mom. :)

Today's report is:
Me: Huh, I was great at sewing accurately and straight as a beginner, but right now it's ALL OVER THE PLACE and the tension feels weird?

Also me, five minutes later: OH. THE PRESSER FOOT WAS UP. :facepalm: :p

I'm hoping to practice some more and then book a "reading patterns, how do??" lesson Fair Fit Studio (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, local to me) as I loved the instructor's "baby steps n00b sewing machine 101, how do??" lesson. :D And then maybe I can destroy some innocent cheap muslin trying to sew a thing. :D

What are y'all working on, or hoping to try in January?

Comments

[ewt]

My waterproof split open at the zip the other day, so tomorrow I'll be doing some hand sewing to put it back. I might try inserting some triangles to prevent the same problem happening again, but I would then need to unlock the other side of the zip to make it symmetrical. Trying to decide whether to embrace asymmetry for a week or so until I get around to the second part. It splits because the waterproof fits fine when I'm standing up but not so well if I bend or squat. I'm a gardener, so this is definitely going to happen again if I don't make it larger around the bottom.

[nou]

Could you insert the extra fabric at the back instead? It would be a bit more work but wouldn’t involve having to undo things near the zip.

[ewt]

I could, but I still have to sew up the zip. The waterproof is also lined, which will make it more awkward.

[nou]

Lining can make things harder to repair, yes! (And apologies for the unsolicited advice — I’m still overexcited about there being an active sewing community.)

[yhlee]

Good luck with the repair job! I hope your garden is growing well too. :D