Necching with my Necchi

May 30th, 2008 | By Gidget | Category: Inspiration, Sewing

I went on a shopping trip one evening with the family in search of “something pretty”. I told Slobo I didn’t know what I wanted to buy, just something to brighten up the house. Yeah, I had that ole’ spring bug again. We visited 2 or 3 stores, much to the chagrin of the kids. I don’t know why, but they just don’t like to look at girly stuff!

After looking at towels, a quilt, some containers, etc. everything just said to me, “Don’t buy me - you can make me if you really wanted me!” or “Rethink me, you’ll have to dust me!” The quandry was I wanted something pretty that as I passed by it each day I would think, “That’s pretty!” and not “Look how dirty I am - Don’t you ever clean me?”. Silly females!

Well, after not finding that “something pretty”, I was at Hobby Lobby the next day to get some fabric for Aunt Charl’s things and found this fabric. I fell in love with it! Sure I’d have to make something with it, but Hobby Lobby has McCall patterns at 99 cents and I needed something to keep my knitting stuff in. The temptation was too great, so I bought a couple of yards and with a little grain fudging, was able to make these three cases from it. Slobo went back and suprised me and bought the rest of what they had (about 2 1/4 yds) of each and now I have enough to make the other project case and tote bag to go with them! Isn’t he kewl?.

So, I spent the last couple of nights with my little Italian friend, Necchi, and made these cases: A 3 pouch craft project organizer, knitting needles case, and crochet needles case. The pattern is McCall’s M4728.

I fell in love with my Necchi Supernova all over again.

I got him and his singer cabinet, from a fellow Necchi lover in Tenn. I met her from the Necchi Yahoo Group.

So inspired by my new ’something pretty’, I fixed my love’s tension assembly and replaced his motor to fix some broken toggle switches, thanks to a parts machine that was willing to sacrifice it’s life so that it’s relatives could live.

Using hs bobbin winder as a mini-lathe, I even shaved down a stretch winder belt with the edge of scissor blades, so the bobbin would work fast again. (Of course, after doing so and making a mess to clean up, I discovered the parts machine had a good bobbin winder belt on it. Hey! At least I know I can use it as a lathe when needed! Makes me wonder if my industrials’ bobbin winder that runs on a treadle belt would carve some mini bowls for a Barbie house?)

The parts machine also has the parts for his sister, my pink Necchi Supernova Ultra. You may remember her from a post in 2006. My sweet MIL gave her to me a few years ago and even paid to have her trucked to me. She needs a new bobbin case and misc. parts along with a tension assembly fixin’.