This last Monday, June 22, I drove back down to Santa Barbara for my first freebie lesson on using my new machine. Susan set me up on the table inside the shop and showed me several different seams, which I made one at a time on small pieces of fabric she had cut. She also told me about thread (the higher the number the thinner the thread; cotton threads have sizes on the spools but polyester does not; get better-quality thread so it holds up and does not break; different threads are suitable for different types of sewing and fabrics) and a bit about needles (sharps and "universal" - rounded tips - and something else - leather needles, which stab the fabric).
I used different presser feet for the different seams and got pretty good at changing them (it is very easy). She then showed me how to make a buttonhole (one step!!) and sew on a button.
An overcast seam
French seam
Flat felled seam
Two different stitches that are good on knits
Button and buttonhole
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