Finished!
 

I've finished the two camera pouches that I started
last week. They're quite simple and easy to make
and yes, they are quilted the old Janome I've got
will at least do straight line quilting.

Basic construction is a quilted panel about 17cm
wide and 35cm long folded and stitched to make a
pouch with flap over the front with velcro fastening.
I then lined the pouch and used a wide commercial
bias binding around the flap, I rounded off the
corners of the flap.

While they don't look perfect they should do the job,
and I made them all by myself without a pattern :-)

--
Melinda
http://cust.idl.com.au/athol

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Dancing in the moonlight for ya, Melinda! Pictures?

Karen, Queen of Squishies

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Well done!!

- and don't knock "old Janomes"! Mine is 30 years old and I wouldn't swap
it for a brand new electronic. It weighs a ton being all metal, but it has
survived 26 moves with me and has even been dropped off the back of one
removal truck. I sent it back to the factory and they rang to ask me why
the chip was in six pieces?

I love my Janome, and even though I am considering a new machine I will not
part with this one. Janome dealers have even offered to buy it privately
because it is the last metal model made by the company. Those old machines
just keep on sewing!!!

--

Cheryl
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
cawaites@netconnectDOTcomDOTau


"melinda" wrote in message news:1129795636.185603@idlweb...
I've finished the two camera pouches that I started
last week. They're quite simple and easy to make
and yes, they are quilted the old Janome I've got
will at least do straight line quilting.

Basic construction is a quilted panel about 17cm
wide and 35cm long folded and stitched to make a
pouch with flap over the front with velcro fastening.
I then lined the pouch and used a wide commercial
bias binding around the flap, I rounded off the
corners of the flap.

While they don't look perfect they should do the job,
and I made them all by myself without a pattern :-)

--
Melinda
http://cust.idl.com.au/athol

Finished!
 

In article 1129795636.185603@idlweb, melinda wrote:

I've finished the two camera pouches that I started
last week. They're quite simple and easy to make
and yes, they are quilted the old Janome I've got
will at least do straight line quilting.

Basic construction is a quilted panel about 17cm
wide and 35cm long folded and stitched to make a
pouch with flap over the front with velcro fastening.
I then lined the pouch and used a wide commercial
bias binding around the flap, I rounded off the
corners of the flap.

While they don't look perfect they should do the job,
and I made them all by myself without a pattern :-)


Congratulations, Melinda! Do we get to see them? :)
--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education

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Queen of Squishies RisingStars @ karentucker.com wrote:
Dancing in the moonlight for ya, Melinda! Pictures?

Karen, Queen of Squishies

Well I can take the pictures, but getting them uploaded any
time soon is a different question...

--
Melinda
http://cust.idl.com.au/athol

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Cheryl cawaitesATnetconnectDOTcomDOTau wrote:
Well done!!

- and don't knock "old Janomes"! Mine is 30 years old and I wouldn't swap
it for a brand new electronic. It weighs a ton being all metal, but it has
survived 26 moves with me and has even been dropped off the back of one
removal truck. I sent it back to the factory and they rang to ask me why
the chip was in six pieces?

I love my Janome, and even though I am considering a new machine I will not
part with this one. Janome dealers have even offered to buy it privately
because it is the last metal model made by the company. Those old machines
just keep on sewing!!!

What year was yours made in? Mine is Mums old machine, it was made in
1980 or there abouts I don't know what the model number is. It a good
work horse although it's not to happy about sewing multiple layers of
heavy fabric and it's buttonholes are erratic. I've been thinking
about upgrading but finding a machine that will handle what I want to
do with it and that I'm happy with may take time.

--
Melinda
http://cust.idl.com.au/athol

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Mine is a Memory 7 - about 76 I think(?). One of the first "computer"
machines and the last all metal model (not sure on that)Janome made. It was
"state of the art" when I bought it and I have certainly got my money's
worth from it. It has sewn clothing, blankets, rugs, curtains, furniture
covers, quilts, you name it - everything from chiffon to leather!!

I have looked at the new machines but would really love to get an old tredle
(almost impossible out here where I live). The new machines can do some
amazing things but I do not even feel tempted to buy from the top of the
range. Those machines that claim to do everything can often be good at most
things, and many of those things I may hardly ever use. I would rather buy
a machine that was excellent at the things I want to do all the time. I
don't need embroidery features. If I want machine embroidery (unlikely) I
can send it away to be done on a prefessional machine and be sure of the
results.

To me the new machines feel "light" and plastic - which, of course, they
are. They are meant to be portable. I don't need portable, and if I want
to travel with a machine I take my little portable Janome or Husquvarna
(both bought reconditioned with warranties, and both mostly metal and
"solid").

Everyone looks for features that suit them in their machine. Good luck
finding yours - if you choose wisely it will be a faithful workhorse for
many years.

--

Cheryl
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
cawaites@netconnectDOTcomDOTau


"melinda" wrote in message news:1129856407.666460@idlweb...
Cheryl cawaitesATnetconnectDOTcomDOTau wrote:
Well done!!

- and don't knock "old Janomes"! Mine is 30 years old and I wouldn't
swap
it for a brand new electronic. It weighs a ton being all metal, but it
has
survived 26 moves with me and has even been dropped off the back of one
removal truck. I sent it back to the factory and they rang to ask me why
the chip was in six pieces?

I love my Janome, and even though I am considering a new machine I will
not
part with this one. Janome dealers have even offered to buy it privately
because it is the last metal model made by the company. Those old
machines
just keep on sewing!!!

What year was yours made in? Mine is Mums old machine, it was made in
1980 or there abouts I don't know what the model number is. It a good
work horse although it's not to happy about sewing multiple layers of
heavy fabric and it's buttonholes are erratic. I've been thinking
about upgrading but finding a machine that will handle what I want to
do with it and that I'm happy with may take time.

--
Melinda
http://cust.idl.com.au/athol