tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486032586445224143.post4370471709070628944..comments2024-02-23T11:40:29.357-05:00Comments on Living The Small Life: Sew Frustrating!Alex Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15562233895276078957noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486032586445224143.post-10430419482487308242017-03-19T15:53:20.400-04:002017-03-19T15:53:20.400-04:00For someone who doesn't sew, you did pretty we...For someone who doesn't sew, you did pretty well I think. BTW, I have inherited a 1910 Singer from my grandma and it actually works! I don't sew though...T'Polhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16207033510057896918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486032586445224143.post-43338442269932102702017-03-19T14:57:56.691-04:002017-03-19T14:57:56.691-04:00Well, the first set I did was a nightmare. I must ...Well, the first set I did was a nightmare. I must have had the settings messed up because there were a lot of skipped stitches, the fabric didn't line up well, etc. I'll have to decide which side of the dinette to put the messier set. I hated every minute of the project!Alex Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15562233895276078957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486032586445224143.post-78213257040187635712017-03-15T04:44:12.536-04:002017-03-15T04:44:12.536-04:00Alex,
I have the one I bought in 1964 that I bough...Alex,<br />I have the one I bought in 1964 that I bought to take to college. I can afford newer machines, but I love the old ones. Last year, I sold my new serger. I still have a commercial serger and a commercial specialty machine. I learned to sew on my grandmother's treadle that she inherited.Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486032586445224143.post-91505735681620671622017-03-13T21:53:34.220-04:002017-03-13T21:53:34.220-04:00You did a fabulous job! I'm quite impressed! I...You did a fabulous job! I'm quite impressed! I fear that I, too, was born without the sewing gene. Seriously, I tend to break needles, and get the bobbin thread hopelessly tangled into a big knot, and... well... it generally ends in a fit of frustration and cursing. Actually, lately whenever I need to sew something, I just do it by hand because it's much less stressful.<br /><br />So congratulations on a job well done! You're sooo much braver than I am! :-)EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486032586445224143.post-55694887987461343462017-03-13T20:15:36.429-04:002017-03-13T20:15:36.429-04:00In the 70's when I was a kid, my mom had one o...In the 70's when I was a kid, my mom had one of the old black singer machines fro the 40's. So mine is as old to me as hers was to her!Alex Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15562233895276078957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486032586445224143.post-50848908898233956782017-03-13T20:14:45.844-04:002017-03-13T20:14:45.844-04:00I like that they are unusual. No other RV will ha...I like that they are unusual. No other RV will have these cushions!Alex Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15562233895276078957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486032586445224143.post-1743421993244733562017-03-13T20:14:16.295-04:002017-03-13T20:14:16.295-04:00Thank you! I bought both fabrics on clearance and ...Thank you! I bought both fabrics on clearance and just took what they had left. I wish I could have gotten more. Each pattern was less that $5 per yard and it's outdoor fabric.Alex Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15562233895276078957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486032586445224143.post-22319754982023601692017-03-13T20:13:14.705-04:002017-03-13T20:13:14.705-04:00Thank you! I did a better job on the second set. I...Thank you! I did a better job on the second set. I was just figuring my way through on the first one. Alex Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15562233895276078957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486032586445224143.post-53447695539691460042017-03-13T20:12:29.867-04:002017-03-13T20:12:29.867-04:00It gets crazy windy on the shores of Lake Ontario!...It gets crazy windy on the shores of Lake Ontario! The Great Lakes are big water -- and we love it!<br /><br />My measurements aren't exact, they're a little large for the cushions.Alex Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15562233895276078957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486032586445224143.post-84918268819221138702017-03-13T20:00:48.840-04:002017-03-13T20:00:48.840-04:00I have a 1954 Singer, the first zigzag they made a...I have a 1954 Singer, the first zigzag they made and love it. Mama gave it to me.Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486032586445224143.post-14586262176308234342017-03-13T18:54:45.888-04:002017-03-13T18:54:45.888-04:00They look good!They look good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486032586445224143.post-62544366066898656652017-03-13T08:55:55.077-04:002017-03-13T08:55:55.077-04:00The covers look great. I like the way the cushion...The covers look great. I like the way the cushions have the stripe on one side and patterned on the other. You matched the stripes and pattern well. Granny_Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01199690371772060944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486032586445224143.post-4923941148939463932017-03-13T01:57:06.020-04:002017-03-13T01:57:06.020-04:00Hey I say you did a great job!Hey I say you did a great job!Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486032586445224143.post-82042259403711578092017-03-12T23:05:28.775-04:002017-03-12T23:05:28.775-04:00Well! Doesn't look like the work of someone no...Well! Doesn't look like the work of someone not very good at sewing. They are quite nice.<br />Camp life doesn't appeal to me in the least, until you start talking about loud, windy days. That sounds cozy!Meg B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09871105973774159424noreply@blogger.com