I am so excited for the Circle Skirt Sew~Along being hosted by Casey of Elegant Musings. I was one of the readers who voted for the skirt in the last sew~along; {the swing dress won out though} and I am so glad that Casey has decided to do it now because it is the perfect timing!
And this is why….
My very own beautiful, much sort after, vintage Bernina 830 sewing machine has finally arrived! I bought this pretty little thing off Ebay, after much anxiety and stress {I am just going put it out there ~ I HATE auctions on Ebay…. They always make me soooo nervous! This time it was so bad Husband had to bid for me!! > < } it was packaged up and sent off to me. Yay! *does a dance* \ > U < /
It is my very great pleasure to introduce you to Charlotte, my long awaited sewing companion ~
Isn’t she gorgeous? She’s got all her parts, feet, bobbins, cases, instruction manual, etc., and she purrs like a kitten. I’ve only done test run, but boy, oh, boy am I ever so excited to tackle my first project on my first ever sewing machine! Which {if I don’t get too ahead of myself and jump the gun} should be a tea party length, self drafted circle skirt in a pretty pink rose and black polka dot on a white cotton fabric.
It’s nice and light and perfect for spring/summer which is coming up all too fast around here. I am itching to start sewing some vintage inspired pieces for my summer wardrobe; I hope to complete at least one shirt dress to wear before the end of the year. It’s all super thrilling!
Anyway, I shall keep you all updated with my progress with the Circle Skirt Sew~Along as I get on with it. Wish me luck; I think I’ll need it!!
xox,
bonita
what a pretty machine. I feel the same way about ebay, its way too stressful. Just let me win already.
ReplyDeleteOooh, I so agree!! Buy it now for the win! : D
ReplyDeleteLove it! And I can't wait to learn more about circle skirts - I'm totally a skirt girl. So, I've been shopping for a sewing machine (not because I like to sew, but I've never owned one that was worth its weight in beans and so whenever I tried to repair something or make something I'd get so frustrated I'd want to throw the machine) so anyway, I finally found one on craigslist ... bought it. It was super heavy. And ugly. I got it home (paid $50 for it) and looked it up online and found it was a vintage machine worth almost $300. Yay for me!
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