Making The Just SEW Happy Machine Cover

Sew Along No 3: The “Just Sew Happy" collection - The Sewing Machine Cover

 

Welcome back to the blog. So if you are joining me on this series of Sew Alongs, this is the place to be.

This blog post is all about what you need to know for the Sewing Machine Cover.

By now you will already know what is needed for the Sewing Machine Cover. But, for those of you who missed it or would like a reminder, here is the blog post of what you will need to be able to make it. http://rjafmakes.blogspot.com/2020/02/normal-0-false-false-false-en-gb-x-none.html

There is a Sew Along YouTube video for this Sew Along. Click here to watch the video

The video will start from what I’ve cut out, to prepping your fabric and making the complete finished cover.

I will explain everything I’ve used, as in tool wise within the video too. But if you get stuck, please just ask any questions either by visiting the Facebook group, here on the blog, on my YouTube channel or via my social media Facebook and Instagram. I'm here to help you out and to make this an amazing sewing experience.

This is where you need to measure your machine. So using the formula will help you with the cutting out.

For the height measure up from the table your machine sits on. So measure up from the bottom to the top of the machine, then times that by 2 (this will be your front and back of the machine measurement for now). 

Now measure the width of the top of the machine,

so now you will have 2 measurements. The complete height measurement for front and back, and the width of the top of the machine. Add these 2 together. Let’s call this measurement A.

For the width use the width measurement of the top of the machine. Now let’s call this measurement B.

The final overall measurement so you will need to add some extra allowance (more inches) to your measurements. So take measurement A add (+)  2 inches = (this will be your final height measurement for cutting out)

Now with measurement B add (+) 2 inches = (this will be your final width measurement for cutting out)

Make a note of your two measurements.

So here is everything you need to know for the cutting out of the Sewing Machine Cover.

(So if you have bought the panel from the “Just SEW Happy” range and your two measurements are less than the actual panel, you will need to cut down your panel to your 2 measurements)

Outer Fabric cut 1 piece using measurement A x measurement B out of your panel or stash fabric.

Lining Fabric cut 1 piece using measurement A x measurement B out of your Lining Fabric.

Interfacing cut 2 pieces using measurement  A x measurement B out of the Medium Weight Interfacing.

Fusible fleece cut 1 piece using measurement A x measurement B out of Fusible Fleece.

Quilt Binding for binding and ties cut 5 strips measuring 2 ¼ inches by 44 inches on the straight grain (selvedge to selvedge), out of stash fabric.

You may need less binding than 5 strips, as these 5 strips are for the overall panel.

Fuse all Interfacing pieces to the wrong side of the corresponding pieces of fabric, following the manufacturer’s instructions.

Then fuse the Fusible Fleece to the Outer Fabric piece on the wrong side.

Thanks ever so much for joining in the fun. Please do show your makes within my Facebook group or tag me within your post on social media.

Happy sewing everyone.

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