Hello, I just purchased a "new- used" Kenmore sewing machine from Sugar Pumpkin. It works Great!!! Here are some of my stitches that I got to practice doing.

LMAO, I do that every time I get a new machine. I thought I was the only one.

Same here. A good way to learn your machine though.

great stitches, looks like it will be a great machine to do some playing on. a friend used all her fun stitches to quilt a quilt of just squares, it looked really cute.

Awwww you quilters are toooo smart! I've never thought of doing that . . . but I will! Maybe that'll encourage me to DO some of those stitches on something! Got all the bells and whistles and only go forward and backwards! :(

Thanks

WOW you have a lot of stitches to choose from!!!

no your not the only one..i did that too! i even went so far as to elongate and widen the stitches..to also see what they will look like. and since my janome 6000 is computerized, i wrote down the setting next to the stiches that i liked in magic marker!

Wow, looks like a great machine! Have lots of fun with it!

:oops: Never thought to do that :oops: Maybe I will try that when I get a few spare moments

Thanks for the tip :thumbup:

If you ever need feet for it you can use the janome parts... since they are made by the same company. Both of mine are Kenmore's and i love the stitch options on it.

That was a great way to get used to your new machine!

Ooooo lots of nice stitches :D:D:D

I also do that and keep it handy to refer to it when I want to make some embroidery on something. I am a visual person and it helps me a lot to see it made up. I stitched mine from one to what ever on my old bernina 830 and taped it to the inside of the accessories box. I never use that machine anymore. I should sell her. She is a real work horse.

The new bernina has too many to do this with.

Wow, you've been really busy with your new/used machine!

Being another visual person, I think this is a great idea and may do it for my own new/used machine.

Have you decided on what your first project will be with the new machine?

Yay! I'm glad you like it! I hope Lola treats you as well as she did me :) She's a wonderful machine!

She has a lot of stitch features. I don't think I used half of them! I wish you two a wonderful life together :D
Give her a hug for me!

I'm planning on working with my DGD on a baby quilt for her 1 yr old sister. My oldest DGD is 13yrs old & she wants to make a quilt for her baby sister (my 1 yr old DGD). :D

Hugs given to Lola!! LOL Thanks again!!

Thanks for the info. I appreciate it!!

That's funny!! I was thinking that I should have written down the numbers when I was almost done. LOL

No, you're not the only one. I find my sampler comes in handy when deciding on a stitch. It helps to see the actual stitch rather than the diagram on the sewing machine guide.

What a great idea. Mine is straight stitch only.

oooooo, i want lots of nice stitches like that. which model is it? i LOVE kenmore!

It's a Kenmore model 385.16627
I bought it "used" from sugarpumpkin & she named it Lola so the name is going to stick. Not sure what year it is. :D

You are not alone. I did it too when I got my new Viking

Looks like a winner to me....great idea doing the sampler...Happy quilting!

What great stitches and so many of them. Have fun with your new baby.