Eelmise aastanumbri septembriks olin oma valiku langetanud ning lähenev sünnipäev oli hea põhjus, et see endale ka osta. Kahjuks jäid mu katsetamised väga lühiajaliseks, sest voodis õmmelda ei saa.
Nüüdselt talvepuhkuselt tagasi jõudes, oli kohvris ka mitu kaunist kangast ja aastakäigu jagu Burdasid ootas, et ämmad-äiad külalistetoa vabastaksid. Sain oma masina lõpuks ülesseatud:
For the past 5 years I've been living without a sewing machine - when I relocated to Milan, I couldn't bring mine over. It is old and heavy, but in perfect conditions and a super machine. For the first 3 years I didn't even have a corner to set it up in, so I just kept buying sewing magazines and dreaming of all the clothes I would make.
Now I do have space and time as well, so I decided to make the investment and buy a new machine. The decision took a while. I searched the web for a mid-range machine, that would have few more stitches than a basic machine, but most of all I needed quality. I do not want the machine to break down and refuse cooperating with me. In Singapore the choice for a personal sewing machine was rather limited - mainly the machines are for quilters. But by September I had my choice made and this little baby is one of my daily companions now.
Now I do have space and time as well, so I decided to make the investment and buy a new machine. The decision took a while. I searched the web for a mid-range machine, that would have few more stitches than a basic machine, but most of all I needed quality. I do not want the machine to break down and refuse cooperating with me. In Singapore the choice for a personal sewing machine was rather limited - mainly the machines are for quilters. But by September I had my choice made and this little baby is one of my daily companions now.
Tegu on Janome QC 6125 - valisin tolle lubatud töökindluse ja lisafunktsioonide tõttu. Ma olen suuremas koguses marlilappe palistanud (sedakorda proovin lapse kasvata üles kaugel keemiakompotist brändimähkmetes) ja neid siia ei pane, peale selle vupsab masinast välja flanellmähkmeid.
Vahelduseks pusisin kokku ka ühed armsad suvepüksid tükikesest batistist järgides Burda 7/2008 lõiget:
It's Janome QC 6125 and it's started to earn it's upkeep. Like with these (pattern from Burda 7/2008):
Ja õmblesin lihtsa beebiteki armsast puuvillasest katteriidest, rayoni vahetükist ja pehmest flanellist siseküljel. Sellega oli kõvasti pusimist, ma pole varem tekki teppinud, ja et jooned sirged tuleksid, selleks tuli ikka kõvasti vaeva näha voltimise ja rullimisega - ei kujuta ette, kuidas sellest tekist suuremid asju tepitaks minu masinal. Mõõdud 1,1 m x 1,1 m.
And then with a quilted blanket, which was more tricky for me than for the machine. I haven't quilted since midschool, when we just made some potholders, so this was my project. The size came up to 1,1x1,1 m
Liialt lähedalt ei tasu vaadata, selle teki puhul oli kõik päris esimene proov.