[Nfb-krafters-korner] Are there any sewers, quilters out there?

[Valerie]

Hello Joyce and all on this thread about sewing.  I'd love to know more
about sewing and how to get started with quilting. I have a very basic
Janome sewing machine,  planning to give this machine to my daughter and
either not worry about owning a machine, unless I could find one that was
user friendly, .vip user friendly  and easy to thread!! 
Last year, I was speaking to someone who was sight impaired, I  met a lady
on a bus trip to the city and was really impressed with all she told me she
managed to do.  She had been making  items using polar fleece, caps, hats,
scarves etc and also made lots of pretty gift bags out of cotton printed
fabrics, filled them with dried herbs and flower petals and tied the bag
tops with a  bow. As well, she made Christmas stockings out of cotton
fabric.  
. Looking forward to hearing more about the sewing and any tips, it all
sounds great fun and I'd love to be able to do some sewing. Valerie 

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[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dan Brewer
Sent: Monday, 9 March 2009 4:40 AM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Are there any sewers, quilters out there?

Okay, Joyce,
I am here. lol  I want to buy a sewing machine but am not sure what 
to look at.  So any conversation would be good. Maybe a class in 
using a machine or sewing in general would be good before the 
quilting class.  Or at least a class to get those of us who are not 
ready for quilting but ready to use a machine would be good.

I used to sew. Had a good old fashioned regular bobbin type machine. 
Gave it to a day care center I worked at. Now the Grand Daughters are 
old enough to learn. So want to buy a new machine. Not the wonderful 
very expensive types but something I can use independantly, or at 
least semi independantly.

So send your knowledge along.
HenriettaAt 10:14 AM 3/8/2009, you wrote:

>Vallerie,
>
>I have several suggestions that I have found to use.  Can you tell me  what
>is the make of your machine?
>
>This quilt shop that I am going to has some other gadgets  that I have
>gotten, but have not tried out as of yet.
>
>I am going to ask the list here if they would like to hear more about this
>subject area before I jump in and put a lengthy email with some of 
>these  tips.
>
>If I get a couple of they want to hear I will post it to the list, if not I
>will send it along to you directly.
>
>Joyce
>
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