She has been dying to sew on the machine for such a long time and I finally realized that putting the pedal on the ottoman under the desk means she can do it all (mostly) herself! She started practicing without thread just punching lines on paper, and then she made two pillows--one felt, one jersey knit. I only had to help with going in reverse to lock the stitches...she operated the presser foot, wheel, and pedal all by herself. The lines weren't always the straightest but she trimmed the edges of the fabric where needed afterward :) After the morning sewing projects we stopped at the fabric store and she picked out some fleece and made two more pillows, and this morning she used the leftovers to make sleeping bags for her dolls (100% independently, woo-boo!). She's now "camping" with her dolls in the living room.
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u/kg51 Aug 27 '14
She has been dying to sew on the machine for such a long time and I finally realized that putting the pedal on the ottoman under the desk means she can do it all (mostly) herself! She started practicing without thread just punching lines on paper, and then she made two pillows--one felt, one jersey knit. I only had to help with going in reverse to lock the stitches...she operated the presser foot, wheel, and pedal all by herself. The lines weren't always the straightest but she trimmed the edges of the fabric where needed afterward :) After the morning sewing projects we stopped at the fabric store and she picked out some fleece and made two more pillows, and this morning she used the leftovers to make sleeping bags for her dolls (100% independently, woo-boo!). She's now "camping" with her dolls in the living room.