{"id":40545,"date":"2018-05-27T07:28:42","date_gmt":"2018-05-27T14:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=40545"},"modified":"2022-12-31T17:32:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T01:32:23","slug":"finished-sew-machine-mat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/finished-sew-machine-mat\/","title":{"rendered":"Finished: Sewing Machine Mat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sewing Machine Mat from above<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I finished my sewing machine mat Friday evening after work. I got off a little early for the holiday weekend, which was nice and had some time to sew before the DH got home from Grand Parlor**<\/p>\n

I had very little left to do, but it just seemed like something was always grabbing my attention away from sewing. There is a lot of house stuff going on and it just has to be dealt with step by step.<\/p>\n

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Sewing Machine Mat from front<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There were a couple of things I did differently. Vanessa of Crafty Gemini called for the threadcatcher to be held on to the mat by a loop (see an image on her site<\/a>). I thought that design looked weird-I didn’t want stuff hanging off of the mat I was making, so I used sew-in magnets. I used two on the threadcatcher. It will not<\/strong><\/em> hold up to heavy garbage, but the threadcatcher is named “threadcatcher” and not garbage can for a reason. Since I had my giant stack (ooops purchase!) of sew-in magnets out, I used a set for the pincushion as well. The pattern calls for a snap.<\/p>\n

The snap and the loop work fine! I just wanted a little different look.<\/p>\n

I also made mine a little wider to accommodate a machine with a larger throat. The pattern was really good about mentioning this type of adjustment.<\/p>\n

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Sewing Machine Mat – threadcatcher detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I think the project came out very well, but I am not a huge fan of this particular pattern. I think the threadcatcher is too big and somewhat unnecessary. Most of us have a garbage can by our sewing machine. I also think the pink cushion is extraneous. How many pincushions do you have?<\/p>\n

However!<\/p>\n

This is a great piece to have on a retreat where you may not have all of your pincushions or a garbage can nearby.<\/p>\n

I found a pattern in Issue 35 of Love of Patchwork & Quilting magazine<\/a>. I am going to make one of those as well – sometime – just to compare.<\/p>\n

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**I had to leave early to go back to work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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