tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293493646747440510.post8217862231006492670..comments2024-03-28T03:10:48.788+11:00Comments on Hoppo Bumpo: I'll sew you mine, if you sew me yoursLieslhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09392520536946879645noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293493646747440510.post-797703570693965322009-05-30T11:41:41.525+10:002009-05-30T11:41:41.525+10:00First, that Erin is a LUCKY woman!
I used to have...First, that Erin is a LUCKY woman!<br /><br />I used to have a machine that was my grandmother's first electric sewing machine. A singer, I'd say 50's era, my mom has some vague memories of her mom getting it when she was still pretty little - it may have been used. It was passed to my mother when gran got a new one and then on to me. It got to the point that it would have been too expensive for me to repair. So I went without. Then my father-in-law found out I liked to sew and he gave me his. He sewed sails for his small sail boat as a hobby but stopped doing it. I'd guess it is an 80's model - a singer.Sarah Bonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05974066405699512243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293493646747440510.post-41303714553747334632009-05-30T10:40:52.119+10:002009-05-30T10:40:52.119+10:00I recently gave away my rather plainer Janome Deco...I recently gave away my rather plainer Janome Decor 5018 - we had an up-and-down relationship, and she's been replaced by a Brother Innovis 400, who has rather more bells and whistles, most of which I probably don't need, but which I'm off shortly to learn how to use!<br /><br />Oh, and the machine I first learned to sew on was an old knee-press, straight-stitch-only Singer, which my mother later gave away to some acquaintance of no consequence (my sister's boyfriends brother's girlfriend's best friend's hamster, or something), which I will probably never forgive her for.Melaniehttp://www.sugarlemon.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293493646747440510.post-21976824199202195892009-05-30T09:53:59.016+10:002009-05-30T09:53:59.016+10:00I think my Janome is your Janome's Gran. Mine is f...I think my Janome is your Janome's Gran. Mine is from a time gone by, with no buttons, or display. A simpler time when it was all about knobs. Slow and steady she goes, but has never failed me :)flossy-phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15207372419069284680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293493646747440510.post-58012532597181746152009-05-30T07:29:58.184+10:002009-05-30T07:29:58.184+10:00I have heard so many good things about Janome mach...I have heard so many good things about Janome machines :) she is a nice looking machine.<br /><br />I have a neechi sewing machine that has never caused me any problems and has more stitches then I will ever use lol I had never heard of the brand before but I haven't had any problems with it. I got my first machine for my 13 birthday and I don't have it now (way too heavy to ship) but dad still uses it I'm told. I was so happy to get a machine at that age (plus a voodoo doll lol), my friends thought I was odd :pJennifer Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06528908250338974537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293493646747440510.post-33998046453575614432009-05-30T03:17:54.128+10:002009-05-30T03:17:54.128+10:00(Warning! Long comment ahead :) )
Last year I had...(Warning! Long comment ahead :) )<br /><br />Last year I had been complaining to my husband about not having a hobby or anything to do that I enjoy. I was working 40 hours a week and hadn't taken a day off for several months. When I would come home I had dishes and laundry and tv and I felt totally lifeless.<br /><br />I had sewn when I was younger (my grandma taught me most of what I needed to know) and I had been considering getting back into it, but all I had was my mom's 1970's cheap sewing machine that rattled and squealed like crazy and a few bobbins. And I had little time to actually go out and buy everything I needed to start making myself some clothes. <br /><br />One day I came home from work and found our bed covered in a dozen presents all different sizes and wrapped in wrapping paper. My husband had used our tax refund to buy a sewing machine, a dress form, pins, needles, thread, rulers, scissors, and a bunch of other stuff that I needed to start my sewing hobby.<br /><br />I was speechless!<br /><br />He had gone to the fabric store and asked the saleslady to help him find everything that was needed to make a dress. He was able to buy nearly everything on sale (I was so proud of him!) and came home with a lot of cool stuff.<br /><br />My machine is also a Janome, though I don't know what model! I've tried looking on the box and the receipt and even on the internet to find my exact type and I haven't found it. It's a basic model, I think, but with lots of stitches which is fun :) My husband told him the saleslady said the Janome is one of the best machines on the market and I really do love it! Runs like a dream!<br /><br />I've been sewing ever since. Made a few dresses, a couple tops, and a skirt. I also made table runners for all my family members for Christmas. I also just started getting into quilting and I love it! It was definitely well worth spending our tax refund :)Erinhttp://trailertreasureblog.comnoreply@blogger.com