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:
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