SMS Contest for Husqvarna s21 Serger

In short - my home made things would look a lot less home made.  I mean - the frayed hems and such are charming and all, but please please please pick me!!!

My life (and that of 4 relatives who would “borrow” it) would be better with a serger. We are all tightening our belts and 3 of us can sew clothing – but we do not own a serger. Now that two more grands are expected, me, my mother, sister-in-law, two nieces, and nephews wife all want to make clothes for the expected babes, the expectant moms, and my 2 grandnieces. We have nurseries and homes to decorate, clothing to make for ourselves, and the mending that comes with working on a farm. We have been watching the TV programs for making quilts and other items with a serger. This “serger” would get a workout! Right now I have patterns that are designed to be made with a serger - and don't have one. Help us please! Oh! the 4 households are within a quarter mile of each other on the same farm. We share lots of equipment and machinery.

Growing up, I spent almost all school breaks at my grandparents' house. My grandma was a wonderful seamstress with a sewing room I envied. She taught me how to sew by hand when I was very young and allowed me to pick through her scrap bin to pick pieces I would turn into doll clothes and tiny doll quilts. I loved every minute of it! When I was 14 she finally decided that I could learn how to sew on her machine, but hired someone to come in and give me private lessons. After attempting to teach my 13 year old to machine sew, I totally understand why she did not have the patience to teach me on her beloved machine! She also had a serger that always peaked my attention and confounded me, but she said I was not "ready" to touch that yet. Sadly, a few months after those lessons a very ugly family divorce split our family in half and I was cut off from that entire side of my family. Since she was the only person in my life that knew how to sew, sewing went on the back-burner in my life.

Over the next 15ish years I played with the idea of sewing again, but wasn't sure where to start. The addition of my 3 girls, grad school, and a full time job ate all up my free time. During the 2008-2009 school year life finally slowed down and everything was wonderful for the first time in years. Then during a doctor's appointment that January life took another rapid and unexpected turn. My doctor found a lump in my breast. After two weeks of almost daily appointments with specialist it was confirmed that I had breast cancer. I was only 32 years old. I underwent a double partial mastectomy and a long recovery. As I went through recovery, I understandably dealt with anxiety and depression as I faced the unknown. I also developed a new appreciation for my husband, family, friends, and life in general. Once I was well on the road to recovery I knew I wanted to embrace sewing again because it represented so many of the happy memories of my childhood. I bought a machine and read every tutorial online I could find to get started.

Now I enjoy sewing for family and friends. I find it very relaxing, peaceful, and rewarding. My next step is to start making clothes for my girls like my grandma made for me as a kid. I always loved them and was proud to show them to friends. A serger would make this feat much easier and create more professional looking clothing. A serger is not in our family budget anytime soon since I will be paying off medical bills for a couple/few more years. (Even with insurance, cancer kills you financially!) I also feel owning a serger would bring me full circle in the emotional journey sewing has taken with me over my life. As my grandma would say, I am "ready" for a serger.

How would your life be better with a serger?

My mom was a Home Ec. Major and taught Home Ec. classes and she always made cute little projects for us like dolls and clothing. I started sewing back in Junior High(ages ago)in Home Ec. class and loved it!

I keep running into all of these great little projects around the blogosphere (which is how I found this giveaway!), and would love to work on them. I found this little guy earlier http://www.elsiemarley.com/pattern-for-a-half-eaten-gingerbread-man.html and want to make him for Christmas.

Two years ago I got divorced and moved across country.  The most unfortunate part was that I forgot to clean out the hall closet which was home to my sewing machine (among other things).

I would be so thrilled to win a Serger, because I would not only be able to work on some of these new projects I'm drooling over (and saving for that day when I can afford a new machine), but I would be able to make them look almost professional!

Thank you for the opportunity, ya'll!

I would love to win the badass Husquvarna serger for many reasons but the primary one would be so I can make beautifully finished skirts and dresses for myself! I only have my trusty singer 3177 and the serger would be such a sweet companion for her!Please please please make life wonderful for a novice sewer that still wears unserged clothes!

I would absolutely LOVE a serger, because I'm trying to clean up my act and make my projects look professional!  I'm trying to follow in the footsteps of an excellent seamstress in my family who never had the chance to teach me.  I'm a self-taught sewer, working full-time, and raising 2 kiddos under the age of 3 (hopefully a 3rd on the way soon!). 

I am just beginning to learn the craft of sewing.   I love making my toddler daughter little clothes, but so far I have only been able to accomplish patterns that don't require serging or overlock stitching.  I have a very basic Singer machine, and it just can't pull off those stitches particularly on knit fabrics.  I'm hoping to save up soon for a new sewing machine with some fancy-shmancy stitches and extra bells and whistles.  BUT, because I need a new sewing machine, I have to put off a serger.  

My Gram was an amazing seamstress.  She used to make all of my mom's clothes, including her wedding dress.  My mom, just to buck the trend, did not take to sewing.  My Gram passed away when I was in the 3rd grade, and never really had a chance to teach me much.  I would love to really figure things out and try to replicate some of the clothes she made back in the 40s-70s as we still have many sitting in the cedar chest amongst the moth-balls!  I would also love to pass on some heirloom items to my children and grandchildren like Gram did.

I would sooo love to put a more professional touch to some of the things I've been creating!  AND I'd love to make some things for myself that don't look totally "home-made."  Also, I think I could finally take a chance and try a KNIT fabric!!!

Winning the Husqvarna s21 Serger would make *my* life easier by making my *husband* stop grunting and huffing and stressing when he's trying to make garb for me the night before every SCA event.  His current sewing machine (yes, my husband sews!) screws up every other bobbin sending a round of growls and grunts to high heaven when he starts sewing.  I can't tell you how hard it is to listen to that for hours on end.   So please, for my sake, for his sake, for sanity's send us this fantastic machine!

Well I do have a Janome serger that works fine but this would be a huge upgrade. The Husqqvarna serger looks beautiful and winning it would allow me to sell my other one and start a fund to purchase a coverstitch machine.

I can only imagine how much more efficient and professional my sewing would look.  I am getting ready to sew a lot of cloth diapers and this would be such a huge help for that and everything else I sew.  Plus my regular machine could be used at the same time by my girls that are always wanting to sew.

Boy OH boy!  Could I use a new serger. I've got one of those models that when it comes unthreaded you feel like you would rather go to the dentist and get a tooth pulled, without being medicated,  than try and get the thing threaded again. What a breeze a serger is for pillow cases and rolled hems and loose weave fabrics..... need I go on. Gaylen

My life would be a lot easier because then I could sew clothes with real seams and my mom and I could work on projects at the same time instead of having to share the same sewing machine. Our current sewing machine is kind of old and it breaks often enough to bother me.


Claire

PS. I would post this on my blog but my blog is a writing blog, not a sewing blog or an autobiography blog.

I would love to win a serger. I sew almost every day (really, I do, see my blog: http://ohforpetessake-tami.blogspot.com/) and I only have a sewing machine, and not a very nice one. I can't imagine being able to sew things for my kids and have the seams finished all at the same time. I sew all the time because it helps my self-esteem. Sometimes as a stay-at-home mom you don't get the feedback as you do when you're working. No one regularly tells me I'm doing a great job cleaning the house, doing the laundry, etc. But when I make them things my kids think I'm the greatest mom on earth and that makes me feel great. I'd love to make things easier by having a serger.

As part of our efforts to save money when my husband lost his job (he was out of work for 2 1/2 yrs & just started working regular again 3 months ago)I decided to make all our diapers for my little guy. I also try to make nice outfits for him and his 3 sisters, without a serger the edges tend to fray and I have to re-sew them every so often to keep them looking nice. While I would love own a serger and have the ability to do all the wonderful things one can do, I simply can't afford one and don't know if I ever will. The opportunity to win one would really be a blessing.

-Melissa

I'm new to sewing and believe that I may have found my niche--I LOVE IT!! 
The Husqvarna Serger would definitely take my sewing to the next level.  I love sewing for other people--baby gifts, birthday presents, or just because gifts.  Often while I'm sewing my 3-yr-old will say, "Is that for me, Mommy?"  With the Husqvarna Serger I can reply, "Yes, honey, I'm serging this just for you!"