Sewing Machine Cover

Well, it has been some pain filled days and nights, and I have gotten very little crafting or sleeping done. But, I did manage to make a sewing machine cover for Amelia Anne.  This was only after attempting to make one without any pattern at all, pain levels interfering with my success and wasting some lovely red fabric.

So, my anti-measuring brain came up with a new idea. Take the ugly, paper sewing machine cover that came with my machine and break it apart so I can use it as a pattern template. That way, I know exactly how to make the hole on the top of the sewing machine cover for the handle. And, the cover will fit perfectly for my machine.

Well, it did not come out as square and perfect as the original paper cover.  But, it still fits! And, now Amelia Anne will be protected from dust and other airborne dangers.

Things I learned along the way:

  • Don’t be afraid to break apart what you have to create something new.
  • Failures and first attempts are learning experiences for the next project.
  • Breaking a sewing machine needle can be traumatic; you have to find all the broken pieces and take it out of your machine to avoid more serious repairs.
  • Frayed edges on fabric can be solved using a glue called Fray Check on the edges, gluing on ribbon to the inside edges, cutting the edges with scalloping shears, adding a zigzag stitch to your edges or having a serger. (So that is what a serger is for!)
  • I really wish there was a Ravelry for Sewing! Finding patterns the old way is too much work.

Of course, after I found my own way to create my sewing machine cover, I found several patterns on the internet:

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