Thank you everyone for participating in my giveaway! We had 231 entries which made me feel so good. Random.org told me that the winner was comment #69, which is Sasha from Bath, UK! Sasha said:
“I think i’d use it to keep my Mama cloth in, in-between uses. I think the bag is really pretty so I wouldn’t feel embarrassed leaving it out in a bathroom!”
I will be sending you an email with all the details today Sasha! If you didn’t win but would still like a bag (you guys came up with some seriously good ideas on things to store in them – I think I will make a little list just for fun) you can check them out in my box bag section here. I will be adding more small ones early next week. Thanks again everyone for entering and to Sew Mama Sew! for organizing such a fun event!
My wee family extended recently with the addition of a new industrial sewing machine!
Penny is a Juki 8700 with some extra gizmos and gadgets. For a long time I have been working away on my little home Singer, but I was really starting to put too much wear and tear on it with the amount of sewing I was doing for my business. I really like that little machine, and I was scared that I was going to blow out the motor. Plus, there were a lot of features that it didn’t have that could really save me a lot of time when I am producing 10 or 15 of the same thing at once.
So after what felt like months of research, and after finding a very good deal, I decided to go for it! With Laura in tow we picked her up on our way back to a visit to Toronto.
It has definitely been a learning curve; it’s basically like learning how to sew all over again. But to give you an idea of the power and speed this thing has: 1/2 horsepower motor (the same size that is in my husbands great big table saw), 5500 stitches per minute (my Singer probably does 700, if it’s having a good day), and a presser foot that drops down with enough force to really hurt a finger (did that once, never again). It will automatically trim the threads off for me, which is honestly my favourite part. It is saving me a HUGE amount of time. And the stitches! I can’t believe how good everything looks. So much more professional (to the trained eye I suppose). I can even control everything, presser foot up and down, trimming of threads, with my feet. It has a big wide pedal which allows me to rest both feet on it, which has left my back feeling much better at the end of a long sewing session. And I find my shoulder is feeling better too, since I don’t feel like I am forcing the heavy fabric layers through the machine. I am seriously in love!
The next research project is on industrial sergers. I can’t use a home one, as the cutter is not strong enough to go through what I need, but I am definitely starting at ground zero as far as knowledge. Anyone out there have any experience with industrial sergers?
The first round of box bags made with Penny are up in the shop today in case you want to check them out. And don’t forget to enter my giveaway below!
Thank you everyone for participating in my giveaway! We had 231 entries which made me feel so good. Random.org told me that the winner was comment #69, which is Sasha from Bath, UK! Sasha said:
“I think i’d use it to keep my Mama cloth in, in-between uses. I think the bag is really pretty so I wouldn’t feel embarrassed leaving it out in a bathroom!”
I will be sending you an email with all the details today Sasha! If you didn’t win but would still like a bag (you guys came up with some seriously good ideas on things to store in them – I think I will make a little list just for fun) you can check them out in my box bag section here. I will be adding more small ones early next week. Thanks again everyone for entering and to Sew Mama Sew! for organizing such a fun event!
Today is May 21st, which means it is the Sew Mama Sew! Giveaway day!
This is the first time that I have participated, so I am super excited! Today I am giving away a custom made box bag with the fabrics of your choosing!
This is just an example of my box bags, but you can check out my current fabrics to see what you will be able to pick from here. All you need to do for a chance to win is leave a comment on today’s post. Just tell me where are commenting from and what you might put in the bag if you win! I am happy to ship internationally, so everyone can enter. The giveaway will be open until May 25th, so keep those entries coming. And you can check out other giveaways on the Sew Mama Sew! blog as well.
If you have not stopped by my blog before, my name is Dani and this is the space where I share all of my crafty goings on. I love to sew, knit, weave, quilt and do bits of interior design. I am also the owner of KSC Designs where I make handmade organizational pieces. I hope that you will continue to stop by now and again! I have lots of links up top to show you what I have been working on.
