A New Toy (for Me)!

I recently got a serger.  (Yay!)  A Brother 1034D to be exact.

I’ve never had a serger and never before used one.  Needless to say, I was a little nervous (but obviously, very excited) to use one.  It sat in the box for about a week while I read the manual over and over again.  Then I got a book (The Complete Serger Handbook) and read through that.  After a few more days of waiting, I dove in.

I started with something simple.  Washcloths.  I picked up some inexpensive terry cloth at JoAnn’s (something fun for the kids).  I couldn’t believe how fast it was.  It was amazing!  I was instantly hooked.  Then two of my threads broke, so I had to rethread it.  (It came threaded from the factory).  After about 5 minutes of meticulous reading and working, it was re-threaded.  Definitely not as bad as people say.

I was off again!  This time I tried my hand at a little doll skirt (pattern from Lil Blue Boo – Twirl Skirt) made from knits.  It was so fast to sew.  SO.  FAST.  or should I say SEW FAST?  Ugh.. Bad joke, I know.  But I’m just so excited.  While making the skirt I didn’t even notice I put the waist band on the wrong way so the seam is on the outside.  Oops.  Oh well.

Take two.

This is my daughter’s favorite dolly from Corolle – she goes in the tub and floats.  She’s only 12 inches tall and her stuffing is all wonky now (from lots of love).  Making clothes for this doll is always a challenge.  So tiny.  It was so simple with this pattern and the serger.

And, of course, my cute little one gets one too.

Remember the moose shirt.  It’s my favorite of these.

OK, here’s a version for me. . . . . . . Wait a second, now I match the dolls too.

Can you believe it took me only 20 minutes to sew these four skirts?  Wow!  Sergers are fast!

I’m off to do more sewing!