sewing machine cozy
July 10, 2007 at 7:11 pm | In crafts, sewing | 8 Commentsmy old plastic sewing machine cover was getting dingy (not to mention BORING), so i whipped up a new one over the weekend.
it’s made of some blue (like a dark cadet blue) and avocado green acrylic felt i had stashed in a drawer – hence the wrinkles. how does one get wrinkles out of acrylic felt, anyway? my iron didn’t do much to it. not that it really matters, since the cover is there for my enjoyment only. i’m not out to win any design awards for it.
i took some measurements from the old cover, cut out the fabric and slapped it together in no time.
i had fun with the felt flowers, and i found a little bee button in my collection, so that worked out pretty well.
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How cute! Hmmm, you might have inspired me to replace the shabby plastic cover I use…
Comment by Emily — July 11, 2007 #
WoW! Very, very cute cozy!I love everything about it, the colors, the flowers, everything! Nicely done!
Comment by drenka — July 11, 2007 #
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Pingback by Sewing Machine Cozy | Craft Blog — July 12, 2007 #
Oh my goodness, this is amazing. Such a good idea, as my machine is always getting so dusty!
Comment by sarah — July 12, 2007 #
Shazam! My plastic s.m. cover is in sad shape. Shame too, since it makes such beautiful things. Thanks for a fun idea for using up scrap fabric. Oh, and I have no idea about removing wrinkles from acrylic felt –gravity? A*
Comment by Allison — July 12, 2007 #
what a cute cover. I don’t have a cover at all right now, but I DO have a whole lot of orange felt with sparkles…
I love the variegated thread you used on the bottom zigzag!
Comment by kari — July 17, 2007 #
super-cute!
i wonder if felt would steam out?
Comment by kayte — July 21, 2007 #
this is so beautiful!
Comment by dre — July 24, 2007 #