[Nfb-krafters-korner] SEWING MACHINE

Sun Mar 18 21:05:25 UTC 2012

Hi Terry,
You know? I found that the quilt squares are an easy sewing project. As long as you have help cutting the squares and setting things up as far as color. 

We sewed a blue and yellow square together until they were all in twos. Then pinned the top of the blue squares together. Now, I know to take a double piece off the pin and carefully pin it to the bottom of the piece I am working on. Making sure you pin evenly is important and not exactly easy. But eventually I get it. I have to pin or otherwise attach the pieces together straight. Many people just can sew the pieces together but I get off a bit without pins.  

I sew a total of ten squares together for a row. When we put them together we will off set them by having a half square on top of one row and a half square on bottom of the other. That way the seams of the rows only have to be straight with each row. Not with the cross squares. Hope that makes some sense.

At first I had fun sewing things like hems on pillow cases. I have huge pillow cases with my sets and standard pillows. I hate that extra to fold in or let dangle. so I made them to fit. But after a while I got bored with that. lol 

I do love having the machine here to mend things. I mended a huge quilt the other day. The edges were coming unsewn. that is because it is all but rotten. But I like the quilt to put under the kids on air beds so I just fixed it for a little more use. Couldn't ask someone else to do that. But for me it is not a big deal if it only lasts another washing.

I'm thinking about place mats soon. But not right yet.
Henrietta
On Mar 18, 2012, at 4:45 PM, Terry Knox wrote:

> Thank you for the help. I have recently purchased a machine and learning
> from the beginning. I am not about to take on what you have been doing but I
> will get there soon. I really want to quilt.
> 
> Terry K
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Henrietta
> Brewer
> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 9:00 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] SEWING MACHINE
> 
> Hi Terry,
> Yes, I think you can find them most places. I got mine at JoAnn's.
> 
> I am still threading regular needles. Not the first needle though. I broke
> it, well bent it and two others before I gave up the pot holder and towel
> project. I will try it again with a sighted friend to see why I was messing
> up the needles. I had gotten heavier needles and it didn't work either.
> 
> No problems when I am sewing the quilt. my neighbor showed me that if you
> have a bit of a pucker you can stretch it out and make things right. I have
> one row of my quilt done.
> Henrietta
> On Mar 17, 2012, at 7:10 PM, Terry Knox wrote:
> 
>> Henrietta,
>> 
>> Can you tell me where you purchased the self-threading needles for 
>> your sewing machine, can they be found at any store that caries 
>> needles for machines?
>> Thanks
>> Terry K
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tanya 
>> Wheatley
>> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 8:25 PM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] SEWING MACHINE
>> 
>> Hi Jewell,
>> 
>> I use a wire needle threader. I first thread a regular needle then put 
>> the needle threader through the needle on the machine. I then run the 
>> threaded needle through the wire until it has pulled all the way out the
> other side.
>> I then pull the needle threader out of the machine needle and it is 
>> threaded.
>> 
>> I think I will use Henrietta's trick of the masking tape next time to 
>> see how that goes. It sounds like a little less work.
>> 
>> I do have the self threading needles on my electric machines and they 
>> work all right, except for the fact that the thread can come out at 
>> times. I tried them on my treadle machines and they do not work at all!
>> 
>> Tanya
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Jewell Boll" <jjboll at excel.net>
>> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 7:11 PM
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] SEWING MACHINE
>> 
>> For those who have a sewing machine, I need help.
>> 
>> I have purchased a janome sewing machine and I am having a hard time 
>> threading it.  I thought I had tried out the machine thoroughly at the 
>> shop, but I guess not. Now that I have it at home, I notice that it is 
>> more compact that I thought and there isn't a lot of room to work with 
>> the needle and the pressure foot.
>> 
>> If any of you can assist me with tips on how to thread without sight, 
>> I would appreciate it.
>> 
>> 
>> 
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