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12-24-2018, 03:52 AM

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jmoore

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Very nice addition to your sewing room. I have made one for a friend but never myself....I really should keep my machines covered. : /

12-24-2018, 03:52 AM

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Cute! I am so bad...I let mine sit out uncovered!

12-24-2018, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by nativetexan

somewhere i saw someone had made a sewing machine cover that just drapes over the machine. loved it. I did it pillow case style, turned, no binding.
i just made a simple one with hexagons. not quilted yet but is on the machine anyway!

Do you have a size for the hexigons? Could you explain how you put the rows of the cover together?

12-24-2018, 07:04 AM

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Very pretty machine cover.

12-24-2018, 07:13 AM

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no, no pattern. you should have seen me try to make hex's into squares with "corners" from squares cut diagonally. of course they did not go on well at all. i finally drew my hex and then drew lines across it in an X and then a line across the middle to show all "pieces of the pie". that was what i needed. triangles that size. i cut one out of paper and got my triangle ruler slide it down a bit to show seam allowance(important) and cut them out. this time it worked.
the triangles go onto the right upper side and another on the lower left one. then they are laid out in rows. sort of like the lady does here http://www.thesewingchick.com/2012/0...tutorial.html/

12-24-2018, 07:15 AM

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I like this one better. better photo https://quilt-knit-run-sew.blogspot.com/2010/09/i-spy-quilt-hexagons-sewing-tips-and.html

then flip one over and sew to the other.
i even added triangles on the sides where necessary and then later trimmed the edges. didn't try adding half hexagons there.
size of mine were larger but not cut straight, so i made them smaller. .
i used a Kaye West hexagon template. about six inches across and the flat sides about 3 inches.
the base of the triangle must fit the flat sides since it will be sewn to that.
60 degree ruler is all you need.

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12-24-2018, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Rhonda K

I have the Ovation serger. It came with a dust cover so I had the measurements. I made a pattern with muslin and used basting stitches to fit it. Serger covers can be a little harder to design with the slanted machines.

I did make one for the Dream machine and the Crescendo.

Thanks, Rhonda. My serger came with a plastic cover but that was so long ago, I'm not sure what even happened to the cover.

12-24-2018, 08:57 AM

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I still have my plastic cover under the table. the quilt cover is about 18x27 inches for mine.

12-24-2018, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by cashs_mom

I made covers for most of my machines (although they usually aren't on the machines lol) but I really need to make one for my serger. Do you have a pattern for one?

I found several tutorials for serger covers. Some seem more complicated than others. Here's some I found:

https://swoodsonsays.com/simple-brot...wing-tutorial/
https://so-sew-easy.com/sew-a-cover-...-1034d-serger/
https://www.seasonedhomemaker.com/se...over-tutorial/