It’s a marvelous quilted mat that helps cushion the work surface for your machine and keeps your favorite notions and tools handy… and it does it all while looking cute as the proverbial button! This popular pattern is available exclusively in our Etsy Shop. The mat finishes at 30” x 24”, which fits a wide range of machines and work surfaces. It has 13 pockets that range from 6” to 2” wide x 4” to 8” tall so you can tuck away all types of tools and notions. There’s even a detachable thread catcher. We’ve included easy straight line quilting, pretty binding around the main mat, and piping around the pockets. You’ll also get instructions for using a number of specialty feet: from the Edge Guide foot to the Button Sewing foot. You can bring it all together into a fashionable, functional, use-it-now project! As with our site-based projects, there are additional links within the pattern’s downloadable PDF instructions that take you to our in-depth, step-by-step tutorials for specialty techniques, like boxing corners and creating your own piping. Sew4Home is known throughout the industry for professional and thorough instructions and gorgeous sample photography. We are determined to keep the cost of our Etsy Shop patterns affordable. This full Machine Mat & Notions Caddy ePattern set is just $5.50, which is a fraction of the cost of most patterns we’ve researched from online and in-store resources. As a digital download, we understand you are providing the paper and ink and so have included flexible printing alternatives.There are three PDF files included in your $5.50 pattern purchase. The first file contains all the steps and all the full color instructional photos; it’s a great option for viewing on your computer or other digital device to fully understand the construction process. The second file is condensed to just the steps (no photos) to make printing more efficient. The third file has the pattern pieces. Separating out the pattern pieces is especially helpful, allowing you to print only these and refer to your computer or other digital device for all instructions. All the files can be printed on either US Letter paper or A4 paper, using Adobe Acrobat Reader (a free program). If you’re a regular Sew4Home visitor, you know we work very hard to keep virtually all of our content free to you as the end user. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean it’s free to produce. In fact, costs surrounding the creation of high quality, on-trend project tutorials and patterns continue to increase every year. With competition for sponsorship dollars fierce, we’re grateful to be able to investigate other monetary opportunities. It’s all about being able to continue to do what we love, in order to bring you what you love! Click to our Etsy Shop to purchase the Machine Mat and Caddy ePattern. While there, you can also find other fun Etsy Exclusive PDF patterns as well as beautiful machine embroidery designs, and our popular Sewing Survival Sew On Patch (a gift giving favorite for all your sewing pals).
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One of our most popular patterns ever! Made with all natural fibers, these bowl wraps can go right into the microwave. But wait... there's more. They work just as well to protect your hands from too cold dishes, like ice cream.
A cover hem is a professional-style "serged" hem that traditionally has two to three lines of parallel stitching on the right side and a looper stitch which covers the raw edge of the fabric on the back side. It's the type of hem commonly found on most ready-to-wear knit garments (and many woven RTW items as well) as it has plenty of stretch and so will not distort the hem. It's also very fast and clean! We have a short lesson showing how easy it is to make a cover hem as well as our thoughts as to why a specialty cover hem machine may just be the coolest machine to add to your sewing space. Before we explore the "how," let's talk about the why. As in, "Why on earth would I want a machine that only does one thing?" The best answer? "So you can do more than one thing!" A cover hem machine is all about making professional, high-end-looking hems. Most folks use them for garments, although there's no reason you couldn't also use this type of hem on home décor items, especially items with lots of length to hem, such as tablecloths and curtains. A cover hem is made using a serger with a cover hem looper. There are high-end, five-thread sergers that allow you to do general serging as well as cover hems. The Janome 1200D is one such machine. Although we have general sergers in the Sew4Home studios, we personally prefer using a stand-alone cover hem machine. It's simple to use and ready at all times to sew a hem. We use and recommend the Janome CoverPro 1000 CPX. In addition to giving you super professional hems and eliminating the stretching so common with knit fabrics, a stand-alone cover hem machine has more throat space on the bed of the machine, which makes it perfect for sewing deep hems. Plus, it's simpler to thread and use than a standard serger. But the biggest benefit is how this type of machine allows you to sew in a more efficient manner, especially if you are making several items at once or creating more complex garments that require you to hem at multiple points within the construction process. You don't have to take the time to re-thread and set up a standard serger for a cover stitch, you simply switch to the cover hem machine to create the hem, then go back to your regular machine for basting or buttonholes, then back to your standard serger for clean seams. Repeat as needed, and your project is done more quickly and easily! Our thanks to Janome America Education Coordinator, Nancy Fiedler for providing these helpful tips, techniques, and samples. Okay... now let's see the "how" A cover stitch is normally sewn from the right side. Press the hem in place and, if possible, use a seam guide. An adjustable seam guide is usually an optional accessory (the Janome CoverPro Seam Guide is pictured below), but it does offer that extra bit of precision. The type of hem: 3 thread, 2 thread or chain stitch, is decided based on the number of needles and the finish you desire. See the Samples section below for more information. You can use matching or contrasting color serger thread in the needles and looper. This choice depends on whether you want the hem to blend in (matching thread) or to be an accent element (contrasting thread). Once the needles are threaded, turn the hand wheel a full rotation towards you, and slide the tip of your tweezers (yep, sergers always come with tweezers) under the presser foot to pull the needle threads under the foot. Place the fabric, right side up, under the presser foot and start sewing. Stop sewing at the end of the fabric. Do not attempt to sew off the fabric to create a chain as you might do with a standard serger; the threads will break and tangle requiring you to re-thread. To release the threads and create a secured stitch, turn the hand wheel towards you until the needles are in their highest position. Lift the presser foot, and use the tip of the tweezers to pull the needle threads toward you about 4". Clip the needle threads leaving about a 4” tail. This gives you starting thread for your next hem. Grasp the fabric behind the presser foot and gently pull straight back until you've completely removed the fabric from underneath the foot. This pulls the looper thread up through the needle plate and the needle threads to the wrong side. It's kind of like magic. Cut the looper thread. The needle threads will have all been pulled to the wrong side, securing the stitch. For a neater finish, thread the tails into a large-eyed needle and sew them (hide them) under the loops. Stitch samples 3 thread - 3 needles: Best hem for high-end detailing. 2 thread wide - 2 needles: Most common hem. 2 thread narrow - 2 needles: 2 needle hems are good quick-finish hems for things like T-shirts and pajamas. The width you choose is simply a matter of personal preference. Chain stitch - 1 needle: This hem can be a decorative effect or used as a temporary seam that can be quickly removed by pulling the chain from the looper side (this is the stitch you often find on bags of pet food or farm feed). The chain shows up on the looper side so this is an instance when you would sew with the wrong side up. Our thanks again to Janome America Education Coordinator, Nancy Fiedler for her help with this tutorial. To stay up-to-date on all the news from Janome, visit their website and/or follow the creativity on their blog, Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube.
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The way to get perfectly even, super close, double rows of stitching is to use a twin needle. If you’re someone who thinks twin needles are way too complicated, you’re in for a very pleasant surpr…
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A warm-you-up neck cowl can get you through wicked weather in style. It’s like a mini scarf that buttons around your neck. Ours is smooth flannel on the outside and soft luxury fleece on the inside. Toasty times two!
