Today is the day we celebrate our most prized possessions, our beloved sewing machines!! We are so grateful to our machines for always being there to allow us to do the thing we love most, sew. Today is a great day to give your machine a hug and show it a little TLC. Read on for some tips to care for your machine and some fun sewing machine related fabrics and projects!
First things
first, a giveaway!
You know we love to celebrate with some fun giveaways at RBD. Today we are delighted to be partnering with our friends at Baby Lock to give one lucky winner one of the brand new and exclusive project kits to make this fabulous sewing machine cover with the Saturday in Paris collection.
Best of She Who Sews
Janet Wecker Frisch has a fabulous collection that is a beautiful celebration of sewing. Don’t miss Best of She Who Sews! This collection is available now at your favorite local or online retailer. Love sewing-themed collections? Stay tuned for more to come!
Let’s Talk Projects
Do you find yourself always misplacing tools while you’re sewing? Melissa of Polka Dot Chair has an awesome blog post to help you with that! Make this DIY Sewing Machine Mat today and get organized!
Sew Big or Go Home
We have always been totally smitten with this quilt pattern by Kelli Fannin. Is that not the coolest quilt?! Talk about a celebration of the sewing machine!
Looking for a smaller scale project? Minki Kim of Sewing Illustration has the sweetest free template for this little sewing machine. You can use the template and add the motif to all kinds of projects!
Celebrate
with Embroidery
Bev of Flamingo Toes always has the best embroidery designs and we have to say, this one is a must-make! Celebrate your machine with a little embroidered self portrait.
Caring for your Machine
Over the years we have learned that the better you care for your machine, the better it will care for you! Here are some of our tried and true tips to caring for your machine but remember, your machine manual and manufacturer will have the best instructions to care for your individual machine!
- Keep your machine covered to avoid dust getting inside
- Use a high quality thread to prevent lint buildup – we love Aurifil Thread
- Keep changing your needle after about 8 hours of stitching or with a new project
- Don’t skip your annual service appointment
- Keep your machine well oiled and refer to your manual for instructions