Category: Sewing Machine Projects

I found it hard to find a good example of a Christmas sack to make for my daughter for her first Christmas. I’d seen lots that were just red with a drawstring but I wanted to make something nicer than that so my husband went with me into Spotlight to get some ideas. We found a tartan Christmas fabric that we really liked and decided to buy some fake fur to put around the top. I don’t know how that will last over time but I can always replace it. It was only about $1.50 worth of fur! The material was a bit more expensive at $17.95 per metre but I had heaps left over to make more Christmas things at a later date. I was so nervous sewing it all together as I didn’t want to waste any of the lovely fabric and was unsure how the fur was going to go on the sewing machine as it is so stretchy. It all went perfectly however and I couldn’t believe how well my first major project on the sewing machine went. I chose some lettering that I liked from Microsoft Word and printed it out to make a pattern. This worked really well and after buying $2 worth of white felt to cut it out of I was rapt with the result. I can’t wait to make something else now. Although it’s coming up to the wrong time of year, I’m going to make a snakey thing to stop the draft for the door in the lounge. With baby Piper on the floor all the time we’ve really noticed what a chill comes under the little gap.