I absolutly LOVE my FW.

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Old 09-03-2013, 08:49 PM
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My Daughter who is 15 has been staying at her dads the last three weeks. She texted me and asked if I would buy a bag like her older sister. So I asked her to send me a picture of it. Well it is a Messenger bag. I told her to have her sister take her to the fabric store and pick out some fabric and I will make one.

Well my Daughter got home Monday and her first day of school is Wed (only the 7th graders went to school today..she is 8th grade)

So I spent all day making her bag. I started sewing it on my 2 year old Janome and was having tension issues. So I tore that machine apart and cleaned it all up and got out my FW. WOW...not a complaint when I sewed over lots of layers and stiff interfacing.

My poor Janome when I was making my oldest daughter a bag, broke her needle. That is what I think contributed to the tension issues. But My FW didn't even notice..LOL I am so loving this machine.
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Old 09-03-2013, 09:05 PM
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Great bag! Did you use a pattern or just "wing it"?
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Old 09-03-2013, 10:03 PM
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Awesome bag!!!
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Old 09-04-2013, 04:39 AM
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Yep, those FWs just sew, sew, sew. About the only thing I use my fancy Viking for is to patch pants.... because of the free arm, not because it sews better cause, it doesn't. I really need to think about a free arm FW but they are so expensive.... but not as expensive as the fancy Viking.... Hmmm!!

Oh, almost forgot to mention...... really cute bag. Your daughter will love it.
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Old 09-04-2013, 05:57 AM
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I drafted the pattern up after my daughter sent me the pictures. I love sewing bags..
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Old 09-05-2013, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by StephT
My Daughter who is 15 has been staying at her dads the last three weeks. She texted me and asked if I would buy a bag like her older sister. So I asked her to send me a picture of it. Well it is a Messenger bag. I told her to have her sister take her to the fabric store and pick out some fabric and I will make one.

Well my Daughter got home Monday and her first day of school is Wed (only the 7th graders went to school today..she is 8th grade)

So I spent all day making her bag. I started sewing it on my 2 year old Janome and was having tension issues. So I tore that machine apart and cleaned it all up and got out my FW. WOW...not a complaint when I sewed over lots of layers and stiff interfacing.

My poor Janome when I was making my oldest daughter a bag, broke her needle. That is what I think contributed to the tension issues. But My FW didn't even notice..LOL I am so loving this machine.


what is FW???????
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Old 09-05-2013, 04:13 PM
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Feather weight (Singer sewing machine made them) - a classic that many (including me) are addicted to!
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Old 09-05-2013, 06:35 PM
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I made a mid-wale corduroy shirt with my Featherweight, she did it with no problems at all. I only used my Bernina for zig zagging the raw edges.
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this is what one looks like--[ATTACH=CONFIG]434343[/ATTACH]you can get them in black, celery green/white and one I saw was lt beige.
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Terrific bag! Glad you are having fun with your FW!
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