Sing Along!
Sunday Mom and I went out to eat, and ended up at the Sewing and Vacuum shop where, after much squeeing and getting my learn on, I got a real sewing machine for my birthday. It's an old Singer, which is fine with me because my two criteria for machines were a) works and b) doesn't cost $400. According to Anonymous People on Sewing Forums, though, the older machines are better, since they're heavier, last longer and are more dependable.

So far, my machine (whose name is Suzie) has proven herself quite worthy, and will put a neat little zig-zag stitch through just about anything I throw at her with nary a complaint.

Anyway, Hats.


I actually made this one for Skittle with the Handi-Stitch, then took a seam ripper to it and re-did it with Suzie the night I got her. I was still getting used to the machine, though, so Skittle's poor hat looks pretty ghetto. I'm going to just get some more fleece and re-do the whole thing, now that I have a few more hats under my belt.


Simple, using what I had left from my trip to the fabric store. It's a very solid hat, but the ears are off-kilter and I couldn't fix them no matter how hard I tried, and I feel like anyone who so much as glances at the hat will see the glaring problem with it right away even though probably no one will notice but me. Anyway.


Using more of the airline blanket and a weird-looking scarf I found in my drawer, I took my first crack at ear-flaps. I think I'm going to need a couple more tries until I'm comfortable with them, but at least I have the concept down. Also practicing shapes for when I have to re-applique that moon on Skittle's hat ;_; so hard (also the flaps looked plain and needed hearts).

I'm running out of fabric and random garments to mangle, so I'm gonna need to go back to the fabric store sometime soon. Hopefully fleece is still on sale.

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