You should cover your machine, right? I mean, you've invested in an amazing creative tool that you want to take good care of. The problem I found was that I would have to lower the thread guide pole to put the cover on and then most times after I remove the cover, I would forget to pull the thread bar back up!
We have some amazing resources available, which I take advantage of:
1. Facebook Groups. I have joined groups with my specific machines and learn all sorts of things and am able to bounce ideas off of. One such idea was to add a zipper to the top of my cover, what an idea!
2. YouTube is where I go to get ideas for sewing and I found "DIY Sewing Machine CoverWith Scrap Fabric!" by Paige Handmade. I am a big fan of Charley Harper designs, so I save every little bit in hopes that I can use it, this was the perfect use.
This cover is for a Juki TL18QVP. The things I changed:
-I treated the main piece as two units, comprised of 2.5" squares. For the front and back I used 8 squares across, and 5 squares down. Sides were 4 across, 5 down.
-On the center top, I added a total of 6.5" which included the zipper.
-On the bottom I added a total of 3", but then turned up an inch an sewed which made the base more stable and a better length.
I then went back on to my FB group and shared what I had done and someone said "I which I had seen this before I made my cover", and I responded "why not just add a zipper to your existing cover? And so I took my own advice and did!
I treated the cover as if it were a bag that I wanted to insert a pocket in. Sew Sweetness has a great tutorial on how to do it. I substituted a "facing" instead of a pocket about 3" wider than the zipper on both sides. It worked great! So now, I can cover my machines, but still have easy access to get sewing without having to rethread.
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