I know I teased y’all with some new sewing projects in April, but then life happened and time got away from me, and I just packed them up and brought them with me when we came back to the Canyon. I am hoping to get started on some sewing this week, before I have to go back to work on Monday.
Quite a while back, I think it was in December, I bought a new sewing machine. I had it delivered to my daughter’s house in Georgia because I didn’t have a place for it. I picked it up from her after we closed on the house, but I have not used it until today. The old one I had, a White 970, was a good little machine and I used it for 12 years. It was showing signs of wear though, and on the last backpack I made, it was skipping stitches quite a bit and caused me to have to use the seam ripper A LOT. So, when I was getting ready to come back out west, I packed up the new one to bring with me. Today was the first time I used it, and I have to say, it is a MUCH better machine than the other one ever was.
This new machine is a Singer Scholastic 5523. It is a little heavier than the White was, and because of that, it doesn’t jump around on the table like the White did. It is so much easier to sew with than the other machine! The best part of was the price: I got it in a Woot Deal for $284, which included shipping AND a Singer Serger. It sells for around $250 just for the sewing machine, so I think I got a really good deal on the pair. I have never used a serger before, so I didn’t bring it with me on this trip.
The reason I got the sewing machine out today was because I had to repair my pajama pants. I made them back in 2010, and have worn them almost constantly since then. They developed a little hole in the seat a couple of months ago, that just got bigger and bigger as time went on. Last night, Fabgrandpa said to me, “I wouldn’t wear those outside if I were you, because people would be snickering about seeing your hiney.” I took that as sign that I really needed to fix them.
I decided that I needed to re-enforce the seat because it was wearing really thin, so I got a piece of fabric to stitch to the inside, then did some zigzag stitching randomly on the outside to hold the patch in place. These ought to be good for another few months now!
Janice says
Got a good laugh outta that one. . .
Janice
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Fab Grandma says
Yeah, it’s funny, but I really like my jammie pants and don’t want to get rid of them. They’re just now getting broken in.
Pam in Louisiana says
Your patch job reminded me immediately of my aunt. When her favorite pair of jeans wore out on the seat(s) she sewed up two big bright butterflies out of scrap material and sewed one on each side! The butterflies covered almost the entire rear of the jeans. It didn’t bother her one bit to wear them when our grandma was in the hospital. Some of us laughed about it, some of us just crawled under the waiting room chairs trying to hide. ha.. Bless her heart, she’s gone now, but her butterfly jeans will always bring a smile to us all. She was hip before the word hippie was ever invented, and as country as anyone could get but I loved her so much.
I have to say that those pajama paints will continue to wear well with your Favorite Grandparent crown for many more years to come!
And happy early birthday to you in case I don’t get the chance to leave it in the comment section on your special day….
Gaelyn says
Once you start using that surger you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it.
Great patch job.
Crystal @ Simply Being Mommy says
Wohoo, congrats!