Sewing Machine

I know many of you will be thinking about getting sewing machines for gifts this year and that is wonderfully exciting!

The machine that I have found to be a great starter machine is:
The Brother CE8080-PRW -It is available at Walmart and many online retailer's for about $140

If you want to buy local Triad Sew and Vac on Peter's Creek Parkway will warranty you the following machine (even from user error!) , and provide your first one year Service (a value of $79.95)  for a total of $239.  The Model # is SB700T and it retails in their store with the warranty and service for $269

Either machine will work great and will last a very long time. Triad Sew and Vac will be happy to service the other machines as well, but they will only warranty machines purchased in their store. They do not carry the less expensive machine. I am not receiving any benefits for reccomending either of these machines. I will say that the cost of service should be considered when you make your decision, because you will end up needing either machine serviced eventually.

If you want to purchase the machine from Triad Sew and Vac, you will need to get a business card from me and present it to them for the extra savings.

Projects Projects!

Schedule Reminders:
No Class Nov 6 (Election Day, School Holiday)
No Class NOV 22 (Thanksgiving)
Last Class Before Break-DEC 13
Classes Resume JAN 8


We have entered our "Gift making Frenzy" and like all good crafters we have started EARLY!
Thus far we have made dish towels and crayon rolls. We will round out the holiday season with  a Notebook Cover, Fishing Set, Scarves, Reusable snack bag, and finally a two week project working from a Simplicity Pattern.

You will not need to purchase any supplies until December's two week project which will make a GREAT gift!

I have showed the girls a sample of our Big December Project and they have asked me to "Keep it a Secret" So only look if you feel you must!
The Pattern is Simplicity 2205
We will be making View A (you do not need to buy the pattern!)

You will need (Please bring your fabrics by Thursday NOV 29)
1 yard main fabric
3/4 yard coordinating fabric
1 yard medium weight fusible interfacing (you can often get this prepackaged for $1)
Quilting cotton, light corduroy, denim, and Canvas are all great choices for this project.
Thread to match (there will be topstitching on this project sometimes girls like to have a thread the

I believe most of the girls intend this as a gift for their moms, so you might drop hints about your favorite colors. I know this can be an area of conflict and struggle with moms and daughters, so you may consider organizing one patient mommy to take several girls to the store to purchase the fabric. In the past I have done a "field trip" for some of the larger projects and taken the girls to the Hancock on Peter's Creek to purchase. If this is of interest to you, we can decide for each class if the week after Thanksgiving we would like to use class time to shop.


Thank you again for letting me work with your girls, THEY ARE AMAZING (I'm sure you already knew that!) but one mother to another it never hurts to hear it.