Sewing Machine Question

Thanks for the tip, Tia Mary - I've saved it on to my
zip disk for future reference!

Eva in Extremely Soggy (bucket of rain!), Kent, WA, US


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tia Mary-remove nekoluvr to reply "
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 3:53 PM
Subject: Sewing Machine Question


From: Ruthie

I had a Singer machine that was supposed to be a beginner's model. Hah!
I've done a LOT of sewing, and I couldn't get this thing to turn a
corner, or do a few back stitches at the end of the seam, without it
eating the fabric. .........

This can be a BIG problem, especially when piecing quilt blocks! With
that tiny little 1/4" seam allowance, the sewing machine -- even a good
one --
wants to "eat" the fabric. There is an easy fix for those of you who have a
"hungry" machine. When you start and stop a seam -- any seam of any
width -- do
it with an little piece of scrap fabric about an inch long. Have the small
piece of fabric handy, put it under the presser foot and hand crank the
wheel to
put the needle down into that scrap. Take a few beginning stitches -- no
backstitching -- then butt your good fabric right up next to the edge of
the scrap and sew right onto the good fabric. Now you can do your few back
stitches to lock the end of the stitching on the good fabric. When you end
a
seam, take a few back stitches about 1/4" before the end of your fabric.
If you need the back stitches right smack dab on the very
edge of the fabric, butt a piece of scrap fabric up to the end of the good
stuff
but make sure the scrap is several inches long and completely covers your
sole
plate. When you get to the join of the two fabrics, stitch onto the scrap
a few stitches and then do your back stitching going back onto your good
fabric.
Once finished, just cut the scrap off and you are ready for the next step.
*(#$*(#$ This is something that is sooooo easy to show and really a
P.I.T.A. to explain in writing -- LOLOL! CiaoMeow ^;;^.
PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ Queen of Kitties
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their WHISKERS!!
Nothing is complete without a few cat hairs!

Hi Group -

I received a message from Viking, and it isn't one of their models. Morse
was a private Japanese sewing machine company from the 1960's and 1970's
that is no longer in business.

Drat - now I just have to wait to actually see the machine, and get the
book! I'm still excited!

Thanks for all the info and commiseration. I got more help than on the
other newsgroups.

Eva in Still Raining Buckets of Water, Kent, WA, US