Grace's Quiet Book- Sewing Machine Page

OK, so I made this page because I like to sew, but my other daughters have shown interest and once I got the idea for this page I just HAD to go with it!

I wanted to make a vintage style sewing machine and I had this black swirl fabric I had been hoarding that was just perfect!!! I drew my own template that was very much inspired by the lovely art a good friend made for my sewing area. ;) Again, I just used heat'n'bond and a zig zag stitch to sew it to the background. The "needle" is just some gray embroidery floss. It is missing a presser foot and, to be honest, that really bugs me.

I debated for a long time about adding that pink button on there because it isn't quite so "vintage", but I wanted her to be able to pretend she was turning a knob to adjust stitch settings. At the top of the machine there is a piece of velcro that is used to hold the spools of thread.

I made those from two layers of gray polka dot fabric leftover from THIS tie. I stitched some embroidery floss on there and then used- yeah, you guessed it- heat'n'bond to attach it to some gray felt. The felt makes it stick to the velcro and hides the ends of the floss.

There are several different spools of thread so that they color can be matched to the scraps of fabric hidden in the sewing table/pockets.

I just grabbed random scraps of fabric from my scrap bin that matched the floss. I cut the edges with pinking shears to prevent fraying. I think I will probably go back and trim them so that they are all the same size square. Then, she can lay them out in a pattern to make a quilt. So, that makes this page good for pretend play, color matching, and patterns. OK, and mostly for making Mommy smile. :)

You can check out all of the quiet book pages in this series HERE.

If I get a moment or two, I will try to link up at these parties:

Sew Can Do, Motivate Me Monday, Take a Look Tuesday, Naptime Creations, Carolyn's Homework, Handmade Tuesdays, Inspire Me Wednesday, We Did It Wednesday, Adorned From Above, Your Whims Wednesday, Not Just a Housewife, Weekly Homemaking Party, Create It Thursday, The 36th Party, Friday Favs Party, Think Pink Sunday, and Threading Your Way.