I started sewing just over a year and a half ago. I thought it would be really neat to have an embroidery machine to add personalization to some of the things I sew. I love making gifts for people, especially for babies. So I put it on my Christmas list. After finding out that my husband and I are going to have another baby in July, I told my husband that I didn’t want it anymore. I was worried that it would be a while before I would really have the time to use it. Regardless, there was a large box for me under the tree with a Brother 270D Sewing and Embroidery Machine in it!

With all of the excitement with Christmas and just being tired all the time, it wasn’t until today that I was able to give it a try. I sat down with the manual to get acquainted with my new machine. I decided to just use the thread that was already threaded in the machine since this machine threads much differently than my other sewing machine. I sewed a few straight lines just to make sure the thread was threaded properly and that the machine did work before trying to embroider.

Once that was done, I prepped my fabric by ironing some interfacing to my fabric. I put it onto the hoop and attached the embroidery unit to the machine. I selected a simple bow pattern that used only one color for my first test. It didn’t come out perfect. There is a place on one side where the thread is not laying flat against the fabric. After I looked at the thread in the machine, I found that it was all purpose sewing thread. I am off to find some embroidery thread so that I can try it again.

Here is a picture of the finished product:

Our son, Alex, loves his Dad’s Makerbot. He likes to sit with his Dad, watch it print, and try to “help” him work on it. Since he can’t quite say “Makerbot”, he calls it a “Make Bot.”

Alex got a tool set for Christmas. Whenever he carries around the pliers, he says “Make Bot” and goes looking for the Makerbot so that he can work on it.

We are looking forward to doing lost of fun projects together once our little maker gets older. I am NOT looking forward to all of the things he will take apart like his father did when he was young.