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.

Monroe

Great bag! Did you use a pattern or just "wing it"?

mighty

Awesome bag!!!

nanna-up-north

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.

StephT

I drafted the pattern up after my daughter sent me the pictures. I love sewing bags..

shrabar

what is FW???????

GEMRM

Feather weight (Singer sewing machine made them) - a classic that many (including me) are addicted to!

purplefiend

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.
Sharon

amyjo

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.

Mariposa

Terrific bag! Glad you are having fun with your FW!