{"id":34746,"date":"2015-08-28T03:28:32","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T07:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=34746"},"modified":"2015-09-08T19:45:21","modified_gmt":"2015-09-08T23:45:21","slug":"cool-tool-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/28\/cool-tool-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool Tool Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As a self proclaimed Old Fashioned Nana, cool isn’t a style I embrace.\u00c2\u00a0 But this lime green and silver\u00c2\u00a0 sewing machine tool bag really is cool.\u00c2\u00a0 It looks almost futuristic, like something that should be a space shuttle carry on.<\/p>\n

Of course, if I were to fly to the moon in that big, scary bird I would take my Dream Machine along.\u00c2\u00a0 And of course, I would need my accessories packed in this cool tool bag.<\/p>\n

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Notice the 1″ pleat at the bottom of each vinyl mesh compartment.\u00c2\u00a0 That allows the bag to expand in order to accommodate bulky\u00c2\u00a0 accessories like the walking foot.<\/p><\/div>\n

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This project was designed and taught by teacher extraodinaire Lyn Powers at my home-sweet-home sewing store,\u00c2\u00a0 The Sewing Studio ,<\/a> just outside of Orlando.\u00c2\u00a0 I am so fortunate to live near enough to shop and learn there.\u00c2\u00a0 The all-day class was one of a series of 8 for owners of Brother’s Dream Machine and Babylock’s Destiny. NOTE:\u00c2\u00a0 If you have an extra minute, you might enjoy the little story at the end of this post.<\/em><\/p>\n

The bag is so useful!\u00c2\u00a0 It holds those miscellaneous, fabulous tools that go with today’s sewing machine.\u00c2\u00a0 Many of these do not fit in the machines’ accessory cases and many require careful handling.\u00c2\u00a0 They really shouldn’t just rattle around loose in a drawer by the machine.\u00c2\u00a0 The batting offers protection to these valuable accessories.<\/p>\n

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Currently it is loaded with my walking foot, embroidery foot, and sensor pen with more to come.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The silvery cotton fabric was quilted with a serpentine stitch and a 6.0\/100 twin needle. \u00c2\u00a0 Alternate diamonds were stippled in the hoop with lime green thread.\u00c2\u00a0 Have you ever seen lime green velcro????\u00c2\u00a0 It was imported from France just for this class– made me feel pretty important!<\/p>\n

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For this cool tool case, I managed to use 10 buttons while stitching not a single buttonhole.\u00c2\u00a0 Can you see the subtle lime green stippling in alternate diamonds?<\/p><\/div>\n

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I added a variety of buttons to the top edge, mostly because I am drowning in buttons and am always on the lookout for a way to incorporate them into a project.\u00c2\u00a0 Included are utility plastic, antique glass and flashy jewel-like green leaf novelty buttons.<\/p>\n

Much as I dislike the time it takes to hand sew buttons in place, which is how each of these were attached, it took even longer to decide which buttons to use.<\/p>\n

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Big buttons, tiny buttons, in-between buttons, antique glass buttons, gingham covered buttons, frog buttons, butterfly buttons, flip flop buttons…..which would you have chosen?<\/p><\/div>\n

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So much was learned in this class, from creating a stipple fill, placing it with the machine’s scanner, using specialty feet and more.\u00c2\u00a0 But certainly you could design and make your own such bag\u00c2\u00a0 without using high-tech features.\u00c2\u00a0 There are probably patterns available.<\/p>\n

I plan to make one for\u00c2\u00a0 for each of my other machines.\u00c2\u00a0 But it’s likely they will be of the more traditional, Old Fashioned Nana style.<\/p>\n

Have you made any special sewing bags?<\/p>\n

P.S.\u00c2\u00a0 Check out this beauty<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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Click on the link to see the other sides of this incredible, hand embroidered sewing bag.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sewing Studio Story<\/p>\n

In one of the previous Dream classes at The Sewing Studio, I was chatting with my new friend who was sitting next to me.\u00c2\u00a0 She related that she had spent her working years “up North” but often came to the Orlando area to visit family.\u00c2\u00a0 And The Sewing Studio.<\/p>\n

When she was ready to retire to the Orlando area, she found a near perfect home with one draw back–it was 4 miles from The Sewing Studio.\u00c2\u00a0 She said she knew she could afford the house, but was not sure she could afford being that close to this sewing candy store.<\/p>\n

She bought the house anyway and said she spends waaaay too much time and waaay too much money at The Sewing Studio.\u00c2\u00a0 And she has no regrets.<\/p>\n

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