Oh, Brother!

My latest splurge (besides the Europe trip of course) is what I have been wanting to have for a long time: a sewing machine! I haven’t really gotten to buy because it’s expensive. For the past years, I’ve been at the mercy of my aunt’s best friend (who happens to be a nun), from whom I borrow a sewing machine. So, my past projects had been made using her sewing machine, which was inconvenient because she lives in Quezon City and I have to go there everytime I want to borrow it. Also, there are those spur-of-the moments where you just think of something and want to spin that thread right there and then. But alas, no sewing machine! So the excitement wears off and I forget all about it.

I am no expert at sewing. Although we took that up in high school, it took years for me to lay my hands again on a sewing machine. and when I did, I was happy that I still know haven’t forgotten our lessons (no need for a memory stick).  I cannot say though that I am an expert. But I certainly enjoy stepping on the foot pedal and hearing that “machine gun” sound, and have made a few creations. Most of all, I enjoy looking at the finished products, something I could say I made with my own hands.

 A simple bag…which I made also for my laptop.

The lootbags I made (with love) for Princess Wendy ’s 7th birthday.

Thank God, my mother agreed to shoulder part of the cost of buying a sewing machine (I can’t bear to make the hole in my bank account larger!).  So I wasted no time looking for one. I nitially wanted a Singer sewing machine but had a hard time looking for one, so I settled for Brother. I know it is also a good brand (from Japan), and besides, it was the brand of my tita’s sewing machine. So there, after leaving SM Makati with a new sewing machine, I was like a child during Christmas who got his/her wish!

TADAAA!!!! My new Brother!

 So many kinds of stitches! I hope I learn to use them all!

I can’t wait to start on some projects. Maybe I’ll start with a dress for Princess Wendy (I think I’ll need the help of The Pseudoshrink here) or curtains for my room. It’s also great that Christmas is around the corner. I hope I can whip up something to give away to my friends.

Let the sewing begin!