When I came back to Melbourne after my trip to Malaysia, I received a present from Chen-Po and it was an iPad!! I love my iPad so much and can't bear to be away from it for long. Anytime I want to do anything computer/Internet related, my first thoughts fly to my iPad. My poor laptop must be feeling so neglected. Anyway, I decided to make a case for my iPad so I could cart it around and have it protected. This is my handmade iPad case:
It took me 3 weeks! And throughout all 3 weeks, I kept thinking that if I had a sewing machine and knew how to use one, I could have done it in 1 day. Which was the best time for a friend to ask if I was interested in doing a machine sewing course at CAE. So, for the past 4 weeks, I've been attending a weekly class at CAE and out of that, I made pyjama pants for Chen-Po:
If you can't see, it's also got cargo style pockets on the side, so here's a photo showcasing that:
A couple of weeks ago, I also took the plunge and bought a sewing machine. After a long and confusing day at a craft fair looking at all the different brands and models, I finally settled on the Singer Confidence 7470. Interesting fact, everyone's mums/grandmas have Singer sewing machines. Here's my fancy Singer sewing machine:
Another thing I've made is an iPhone 3 case (I don't know if it will also fit an iPhone 4, I should check).
So there you have it, I now have a new hobby which is sewing. I think the part that I enjoy the most about sewing is figuring out how to put all the different pieces together so that bits of fabric transform into something functional and 3-dimensional. And of course, I love browsing and shopping for pretty fabrics.
I'll be blogging more about what else I've created so stay tuned!
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Hi Eeleng,
I was googling sewing machines and saw that you bought a singer 7470. I had been contemplating getting one and wanted your opinion about what you thought about your new sewing machine! You've made some very nice stuff with it!
Well, keeping in mind that I really have never used any other machines prior to this, I'd say so far its going very well. If there was any criticism I would have, its that sometimes the foot pedal does not respond so I have to take my foot off and step on it again. But it seems more of a timing thing and I've gotten used to learning to anticipate when it will be ready to step on again (which is normally a couple of seconds after you complete a set of stitches). Hope this helps, I really am quite clueless about how machines are meant to run. This one seems to have all the features that I've ever needed or wanted and is very sturdy.
that's ok, i'm quite new at this as well and was wanting opinions from people who weren't seasoned users of sewing machines! so i'd know if it's easy enough for me to use. thanks for that!
i was thinking of enroling in the CAE course for beginner sewing, did you find it helpful?
I thought it was a really good starting point. I learnt how to use the machine, how to read patterns and a few other bits of knowledge about fabrics and such. And since it was formed around making a garment, there was a definite feeling of satisfaction in applying what I was learning. However, one thing I didn't like was that there were some instructions in the pattern that I didn't know how to do and I asked the instructor and she just said "Oh you don't need to do that" and didn't teach me how to do it. I would've liked to have learnt them even if I didn't need them in that particular pattern. That said, once I did the course, I could go on and learn other things much better myself.
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