Aussie Introduction - Total Newbie (LOL)

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Sat, 04/25/2009 - 20:39
LizziesHome
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Howdy everyone!  I'm Lizzie, way down here in Australia, and I'm married with three kids who are 10, almost-9 and 7.

I have to say, I'm a beginner.  I've never really been taught how to do a lot with the sewing machine although I've coasted my way through a few projects without too much fuss so I think it's really just a matter of learning the proper technique and then I can move on to bigger and brighter things :)

At the moment I have a very, very old Janome Selector sewing machine but I'm trying desperately to upgrade and hope to do that in the next few weeks.  The machine I'm lusting after the most is the Janome Memory Craft 4900 Quilter's Companion so if anyone has any advice or reviews on that I'd be thrilled - its proving a bit difficult to find honest apraisals online - mostly just manufacturer's specifications.

Looking forward to learning lots!

Cheers,
Lizzie in Australia
www.lizzieshome.blogspot.com

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Thu, 11/05/2009 - 20:28
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stitchsdm
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Fellow Aussie

G'day Lizzieshome,

A fellow Aussie here!  Hope your got your new machine.......and enjoying it!

stitchsdm

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Sun, 11/15/2009 - 17:45
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misfit
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sewing for fun

my stepdaughter is pentacostol and cant wear pants.ive taken to creating long skirts for her from jeans here or really cheap 1's from garage sales or thrift stores.very fun and they look great!no patterns to follow either.hope you get new machine and have fun with it

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Sat, 11/28/2009 - 19:13
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dp1108
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Fellow Aussie

Hi Lizzieshome & Stitchsdm

I to am a fellow aussie who has found the site.  Living in the Top End.

Hope you got your new sewing machine Lizzieshome

DP1108

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Wed, 12/02/2009 - 16:07
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colly
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hello

Hi I`ve just stumbled across this resource to help with my sewing skills/technique. I`m just embarking on a quilting patchwork class and absolutely loving it. Ive often attempted sewing projects in the past and have never been very happy with the end result. Hopefully with this website and forum things will be much better in the future and I will be pleased with things I make  by the the way I`m from South Wales UK

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Tue, 12/29/2009 - 01:44
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ajmona
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hello all

Just joined today, looking forward to learning a lot from the site.  I've been attempting to sew since high school.  I love it, it is so relaxing but I too am not very happy with the results I get all the time.  I hope this site will be very beneficial.   Lizzie, I don't know the machine but I've recently taken up learning to quilt (which is how I got to this site) so if you got your new machine let me know how you like it.  I may have to look into getting one.  :)   By the way, I'm from California

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