Sewing Machine Cozy
July 25th, 2008
One of the first things I made when when I started sewing was a cozy for my sewing machine. My manual instructed me to keep it dust-free, but it didn’t come with a cover! I used some old upholstery fabric and some felt and cobbled together a cozy. It isn’t my best work, but I love it because it contains some of the first seams I ever sewed.
When we opened the shop and bought our sewing machines, each one came with a plastic cover. They all looked neat and uniform, but a little sterile. Using the plastic cover as a model, we made fun fabric cozies for each of our Singers. Michael pieced, appliqued, and embellished them beautifully! They brighten our workroom, and make it more personal. Plus, now our machines know how much we love them!
In the spirit of sewing machine love, we made a downloadable pdf, located in the left sidebar, for you to make your very own cozy. Be sure to send photos of your finished covers, we’d love to see them! Have fun dressing up your machine and your workspace!
July 25th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
I love it! I want to make one (eventually)
July 26th, 2008 at 3:39 am
That is funky as!!! Thanks heaps for the pdf, just what I need to do (right after I clear a path through the mess to the machine).
July 26th, 2008 at 10:21 am
I love it, beautiful!
July 26th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Very cool. I’m still trying to figure out how to make one for my serger.
July 26th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
These are so cool!
I’ve been wanting to make a cover for ages!
July 27th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
I love the room full of machines in their pretty cozies, like girls in their summer dresses! My favorite is your original one. Thanks for the pattern.
July 29th, 2008 at 1:47 am
it is as if you have read my mind! my charming 18 month old son has discovered how to climb on the chairs that are at the table and subsequently play w/ my sewing machine and serger! my serger came w/ a plastic cover, but my sewing machine was not. the plastic cover has kept him at bay, so i was thinking that i needed to figure out how to make one for my sewing machine. thanks so much!
July 29th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Just in time, I’ve been wanting to get rid of my boring vinyl cover! Very beautiful.
July 30th, 2008 at 8:16 am
Great pattern! thanks! Just a heads up, your RSS feed isn’t working. I will try later tonight to see if it’s on my end.
July 31st, 2008 at 12:19 am
I love the one in the 1st photo the best. Great idea!!
July 31st, 2008 at 5:40 pm
The new free patterns are great. Definately need to make one of tthese for my sewing machine, that came witth no cover.
Any more free paterns on ts way ? I’m currently on my 9th bird for the mobile … thanks … love Julia x
August 11th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
I love all your cozies! They look so happy! I just made one for my daughter’s machine, but didn’t make a pattern (sort of winged it). Thank you for sharing yours.
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August 18th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Thank you for sharing. This is a delightful blog. I’m going to have to bookmark it! Got your link from another blog that I was visiting - One Pretty Thing - http://www.oneprettything.com. Will have to visit both - really neat ideas!
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September 8th, 2008 at 11:11 am
Oh this is just wonderful! Thanks for the PDF! Can’t wait to make one.
September 27th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
I made mine years ago…also used the plastic cover as a pattern. I used quilted material and
bias tape. Was really easy. Yours look really nice. Love your site.
October 11th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
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October 21st, 2008 at 2:57 pm
I MADE ONE!!! So very fancy. Thanks for the pattern.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carmensandiego/2961548825/
October 21st, 2008 at 5:44 pm
I’m so glad everyone’s machines are now living dust-free!
Betty- thanks for sharing your photo. Your sewing machine thanks you!!
November 6th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Thanks for sharing the pattern for this! I finally got around to making one.
http://myloosethreads.blogspot.com/2008/11/sewing-space-makeover.html
November 7th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Is the black cozy with the flowers embroidered or is that the fabric design. I can’t tell from the picture. I absolutely love it though
November 7th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Thanks, EF! That is the fabric design. It’s from Michael Miller’s Pod Posey collection. Glad you like!
November 9th, 2008 at 9:24 am
That is so cool. I love it and since my sewing machine is out all of the time I need one.
November 17th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Thank you for sharing a pdf pattern for the sewing machine cover. Pdfs are so helpful, and we can only hope to design something so pretty! I’ve included this in our roundup of sewing machine cover tutorials here:
http://www.favecrafts.com/Sewing/7-Sewing-Machine-Cover-Tutorials-How-to-Sewing-Machine-Cover
December 23rd, 2008 at 10:36 am
I made one this weekend for my new sewing machine. I added a pocket on the front to store the instruction book since I’m still learning how to use it! Here’s some pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/ekbushnell/UntitledAlbum?authkey=Qc6ARTKj1eY&feat=directlink
I took your beginning sewing class and now I’m on a roll - I’ve made the birds (so cute!), the scarves (I get a ton of compliments on these!), and can’t wait to figure out what my next project will be!! Thanks for the inspiration!