I started teaching myself how to sew about 3 months ago. I had an old upright Singer circa 1940s that was bolted to a sewing cabinet, acquired from a garage sale. After a month or two of sewing (or learning how to sew), the power cord started to melt and my machine was promptly retired as a sewing table. I now have a Janome Hello Kitty green plastic machine, can do more than it seems.

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