Anybody Know About Sewing Machines?
 

I just recently bought this cute little sewing machine from IKEA: SY Sewing Machine

It's proven to be a great starter machine - very durable and has plenty of oomph. It's easy to switch between stitches and stuff. It's really compact in size so I didn't have to get a table for it. The cord to the pedal is nice and long. Best thing is that it was super inexpensive - just about 70 bucks. The other newbie machine I was looking at before someone told me about this one was closer to $120 - I kept putting off getting it because that's a hefty chunk of change & I wasn't sure if I was going to use it enough for it to be worth it. With this one being so affordable it's made me feel free to dabble - if I get really into sewing, I figure I can save up for a fancier machine. ;)

So far I've only done some mending that's been needing done forever, hemmed some curtains that I was holding with pins, etc. But it runs great! I'm not really sure what to make yet - I have a couple simple skirt patterns to try, so I'll probably go with those once I buy some fabric. :)

I sew for a hobby, and a basic skirt, or even a pillow/pillow case are really good projects for beginners.

And if your interested in making quilts there are tons of great easy quilt patterns for beginners.

Sewing is a lovely, albeit slightly expensive, hobby. But very enjoyable all the same. I've made mostly quilts so far.

No, it doesn't sound crazy at all. I get what you mean. I want to do some sewing, but I don't have any of my sewing supplies at the moment. I'm just doing some crocheting at the moment. I'm about half way done with the first row of my project.

El5ee havea look at simplicity patterns. There's tons out there from fancy dress right down to every day wear and tear. I made my self a fancy dress pirate outfit using the Sy and it runs great.