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Our guild members came up with wonderful original projects. We were told to bring in a magazine and then clear our minds and open it to page x. Write down the first thought that came to our minds and let that be our inspiration.
My thought was sewing machine and that got me thinking about how the women who influenced me growing up, my mom and my grandmothers, were are talented sewists. So I ended up designing a dust cover for my Bernina, it includes sewing related mementos of these women. Some leftover fabrics from a window covering project my mom did and beads from her stash of embellishments that she added to Barbie doll clothes that she loved to make for pocket money. From my paternal grandmother who was always making dresses for me and my dolls, I still have a button jar. I used to play with this jar of buttons as a young child. And my maternal grandmother was a talented ‘tatter’, I have a few pieces of tatting from her that have been residing in my box of laces. One was the perfect length to add to my dust cover. It is nice to be reminded of them whenever I sit down at my machine.

annievee

Very nice, great cover !

ruthrings

That's a wow! I have similar memories!

Tartan

Cute cover! My granny used to let me play in her button box as a child and I inherited it. I use them and add to it so I will never run out of special buttons. Lovely 2 colour tatting!

bearisgray

i like all the "memories" you added to it - plus it is useful and pretty!

Jordan

Beautiful cover and I am sure you had so many memories go thru your thoughts as you worked on this project. Such wonderful workmanship.

QuiltnNan

beautifully done

love to sew

That is the prettiest machine cover I have even seen and to have such beautiful memories for you is so awesome. You were so creative in making it. Thank you for sharing this with us.

nativetexan

that is the most beautiful machine cover i've ever seen. well done!!

jlt37869

Very nice!