Here she is. The sweet little sewer! We got out our pattern and looked over the directions. I instructed her to always use a scrap piece of fabric to run through the machine before starting on the project. Why? So the tension is adjusted and there's not loops on one side (loose) and a pucker on the other side (tight) of the fabric. Make sure there's two pieces of fabric or one piece folded over so the stitch has the right amount of thickness to go through. It's a good gauge of how the finished stitch will be. Lift up the presser foot and lay the fabric under it and gently release the presser foot back down. Hold the end threads so they don't get sucked back under the needle and get tangled up (very common to the newbie).
Go ahead, get in there. Be cautious but don't be afraid of the machine. Feel the fabric as it gets pulled under the presser foot.
After the fabric has been pulled through, rotate the circle on the right of the machine (it moves the needle up and down). Rotate toward you so the needle is on it's way down, then lift up the presser foot and pull the fabric out; clip the "tail" or ends of the thread so your fabric is free of the machine. Look at the stitch and see that's the same on both sides. Open the fabric and see if the stitch is even on the inside too. It's done! Good job!
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