Well Gals, I've made my Sewing machine caddy. We all got a piece of that purple fabric from Meg and this is my effort. I've put on 4 machine embroidered designs, one each for the things I use. The first pocket will be for the threads from the machine when I cut them off. The second one is for items I use for the sewing machine, the third pocket is for pins, needles and scissors and the last pocket has extra things like the tweezers, the purple thang, extra usb's etc. I really like it and will make another one for my Brother machine. Love Chris
1. Close up of my sewing machine caddy.
2. Picture of machine and caddy from a distance away.
Hugs Jerri
We just cut two pieces of fabric 23" square
one piece of wadding 23" x 11" to insert into the top section where the machine sits
a piece of contrast fabric 23" x 11" folded over lengthwise making a strip 5 & 1/2 inches by 23" (for the pocket section)
one piece of wadding 23" by 5 & 1/2 inches to stiffen the pocket section
Step one, prepare the pocket section by folding over lengthwise, marking where you want the pockets.
Insert the wadding and stitch it onto the right side of the main front piece at the place where you marked the pockets.
Turn the front over to the wrong side and pin the (23x11") machine base wadding to the wrong side.
With the main front right side facing you, pin the backing to the front, right sides together and stitch a 1/2 " seam all the way around the whole square Leaving a four to six inch opening in one side, (between where the machine base lining ends and the top of where the pocket section starts).
Turn organiser right side out, finish off the opening then run a topstitch, 1/2 inch from the edge, all the way around.
Sounds more complicated than it is but I can tell you, once you have a sewing organiser under your machine, you will wonder how you ever lived without it.
hugs n love, Meganne
I think plastic would be great as a pocket lining but it is such a pain to sew and I couldn't imagine embroidering on it.
I'll look forward to seeing what you come up with. hugs n love, Meg
I shall leave mine as is :)
I knew I'd be the last to get one done but I do have a good excuse as you know, with losing Saturday to a disastrous day of embroidering and Sunday was spent tenpin bowling from 9 am 'til 5 PM in our Northern Country Challenge League.
We bowled 7, five man team matches, and I won 4 of the 6 games I actually bowled. It is such a long day but a day full of fun and laughter with friends I have known for over 20 years.
Maybe I'll find time to do mine this week??? :-)
Hugs n love, me
Linda