The TRUE Story of the Blinged-Out Babylock!
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- Yes! I did cover this entire sewing machine in rhinestones. No, I have no plans to do it again!
Learn all about the story of this Baby Lock Zest that I covered in Rhinestones as I sew a simple zippered pouch (and mess up the sewing in the process). I answer the most commonly asked questions, including:
Can you still use this sewing machine?
How much did it cost?
How long did it take?
How did you do the logos?
Would you do it again?
... and more!
This machine is a Baby Lock Zest: babylock.com/m...
If I were to do this again, I'd do a Baby Lock Zeal: babylock.com/m...
You have such a lovely disposition, which is reflected in everything you do & share. I admire you so much, Carolina. I'm definitely looking forward to you demonstrating “The Method of Binging!” You're awesome🥰
Wow, what a lovely compliment! 😊
I have started filming the blinging video... just need more time to work on it. 🥰
TY for sharing this story Carolina. I’m sure I’m not the only one inquisitive as to why this was done, but it is a beautiful story of a very personal time for you that brought some happiness and bling, when you needed it💕
Happy New Year to you, your family and your precious Mom🎉💕🧵🙏🏻
Thanks!! Happy New Year to you, too! 🥰
Happy New Year to you and all of your family.
Good for you. I recently lost my Mother and each of us grieves in our own way. I’m so sorry for your loss.
THANK YOU for sharing the story about why you 'blinged' your sewing machine! I am so sorry to hear about your dad's passing. I am interested in a tutorial on how to do it. I think it would be fun to do on something smaller.
Thanks! I'll absolutely do a tutorial on adding bling!
I love her and your creativity.. we are kindred spirits❤
Awwww.... thanks! ❤️
I am so sorry for your loss. I love that you found a way to bring yourself some joy in the midst of your grief ❤
Thanks. Grief is such a personal process... we all just find our own way to move through it.
I’ve been admiring that log cabin surrounded by a tulip pattern behind you. Thanks for sharing your heart about your dad and the story of the machine. A blessed new year 🙂
Thanks!! I've had that one a while ... I think the pattern was for a quilt from Annie's? And then I added binding when doing a project for Nancy's Notions. I love the colors on that one, and the cross-hatched quilting. 🥰
Losing our parent(s) is one of life’s greatest devastations. I share your heart, & I wish you comfort.💔💔💔💔💔💔
Thank you. 🥰
I love your machine! Beautiful. And what a way to cope with your lost. ❤️
What a beautiful way share a little joy to others and comfort your heart during a very difficult time. The world can use a little bling and sunshine so why not. ❤
You get it. ❤️
People can be so opinionated about things that aren't the slightest concern to them. While your machine isn't something I would probably want, I think she's sassy and oh so cute! My question is how much affect did the addition of bling add to the weight of the machine? Btw, I'm so impressed with your commitment and follow through with this project. The fact that you then did others is mind blowing!
I've learned that by putting myself on the internet, I've opened myself up to critique. At this point, I have a pretty thick skin about it, so it doesn't really bother me.
And I do need to weigh the machine to see how heavy it is now! That would be interesting to know!
OMGGGGGGG I LOVE IT😊😊 I love my Baby Loc
Great answer sweetie. Just keep being you❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Same!!
Thanks. 🥰
So Sorry for your loss and the sadness it has left behind. You instinctively knew how to use your creativity to redeem the pain you were feeling, and bring joy to others as well. Kudos to you- I love it! Im all about sparkles. Also- love the bag you made while sharing the story! You made it look effortless.
Thanks! I've made a lot of these bags, so they go together pretty seamlessly... although this time I actually stitched it with the zipper inside out! oops!
@@CarolinaMoore Either way- still looks great!
I love the story of her creation. Your memories of a sad sad time brings joy to your heart. So sorry for your loss. 😢 I’m sorry that people’s opinions can be so blunt. I personally want to paint my machine bc I love love color. This brand is a quality brand, I still have my WalMart purchase Singer Machine that my husband surprised me with back in 2001 after my dad passed.
I am so so sorry for your loss😢😢
Thank you. ❤️
Thanks for sharing your story. Sincerest condolences on the loss of your Dad. I lost mine last year as well. I will miss him until i am with him again. Always enjoy your videos. Praying for a blessed New Year😊
Thanks so much, grief is such a personal journey... and yet so similar for all of us. Wishing you a fabulous New Year as well!
What a great story! Thanks for sharing it! It seems that it is also a tribute of sorts to your Mom and Dad because you have something physical to have along with your memories of the 'special' time of your Dad's passing. That may sound a little strange but it's what you needed at the time, it brought happiness and joy to you and now to so many others, what more could you possibly ask for❣️ You are keeping it REAL and I admire you for that!
Thanks. And it is for sure a reminder that there is a silver lining (or a sparkly one). 🥰
I love your story. Thank you for sharing. 💕
@Picklenbean 🥰
Thanks for sharing the story about Vacation!! She is gorgeous! ❤ I have seen her in the background and wondered if she was usable.
And hey your machine, you can do what you want with her!
Glad I cleared up the questions! She does need to be cleaned, though!
This is definitely one of my favorite video from you. I would love to learn how to bling miscellaneous items that need a little extra sparkle. Good for you to use your creativity as a therapy. I hope you can come back to our guild and bring her along. Does she have a special name?
Thanks, Roxann! I'll be filming as I add bling to the Oliso I have here. She does have a name - her name is "Vacation."
Thank you for the heart-warming story though sorry for the loss of your dad. I hope you have a wonderful Happy New Year. 🎉
Thanks for sticking through the story... I'll work on my wandering story-telling skills! 😆
I lost my husband last fall. We were in the hospital for a week. I didn't leave the last 4 days, thanks to my sister for keeping me going and together. And my son was getting married that week too. Anyway, I can't imagine not being able to be with a loved one during that time.
I'm so sorry for your loss. In early 2022, they still had some Covid restrictions in place where we were (California). But I think there really is no "easy" way to lose a loved one... though certainly ways that are less brutal. ❤️
I think your machine is super cool, and I appreciate you telling the story of how she came to be. Sorry about your Dad 😞
Thanks. ❤️
I’m sorry to hear of your Dad’s passing. My condolences to you and your family. It was a blessing to have enough talent to create such a work of art with your machine at a time when you were suffering loss. We all need things to keep our minds occupied if only for a short while during those times in our lives. Sometimes ppl can be so negative but overlook their ignorance. After seeing how glamorous your machine turned out I too took my bff Bernina 160 plus machine that stopped stitching in 2022 after 22 great years of togetherness bc of a circuit board issue no longer being available I too was at a loss and I just couldn’t retire her to the garbage dump so I started blinging her out to be a lovely museum piece that I can display in my sewing room. I also left open spaces where she can still be used if ever I find another circuit board 🤞🏽🙃 Thanks so much for your inspiration I know you will enjoy your Baby Lock for years to come 🥰 BTW, my backup machine for when my new machine is in the shop is a Baby Lock Zeal and I got her just bc of the needle threader otherwise I was looking at the Zest as well 😊 Many blessings to you in the New Year and May health, happiness and prosperity be yours. 😍💞💯🎉🎊🎉
Thank you for sharing your story! When my mom's old machine was beyond repair, I didn't keep it (living in an expensive city means space issues), but I did keep the Cams. You can see them behind me in some of my videos.
And PLEASE share photos of your sparkly machine!! I want to see!! 😍😍😍
@@CarolinaMoore I will I’m not done yet I still have quite aways to go 🙃 but I can show you what I started 🥰 Where can I send the photo?
Wow. I lost my mom on Christmas, so we are still dealing with the business tied to death: getting the cremation completed, getting the death certificate and dealing with the will. I’ve also got surgery coming up on Friday, so I have not felt very creative for this past month. I have finished things that needed to get done, though, like quilt binding, cleaning and organizing. I’m hoping that once I can come up for air after all the bureaucracy is out of the way, I can do something to honor my mom’s legacy. I know she loved that I was creative and would want me to keep doing the things I love as along as I can.
Oh! Sending so much love your way. Sounds like you had an incredible mom, and she will be missed.
For me... I never understood grief before. I can't really say I understand it now, but now I know that I don't understand it. That, for me at least, it is incomprehensible.
All I can do is move forward the best I can, and give myself grace on the hard days. ❤️
Good luck with your surgery. Hope you have lots of time for healing and creativity this year.
I hated my babylock machine, finally traded for a juki.
I’d love to see bling videos! I’m a bling girl too!
will do!
I enjoyed learning why you blinged out your machine. It is not something i would want or to do to my sewing machine, but to each his own. I am curious as to how much you spent on rhinestones and if they were individual pieces or strips of stones. I mean that is a lot of rhinestones! Lol....have a blessed New Year!
They are all individual. And it was in the neighborhood of $150 on rhinestones. 🥰
Did you use a special glue to keep the rinestones on.
I Love It!
What kind of glue?
Is that a set of old Viking cams on your shelf? I still use two of those old workhorses regularly.
This is hilarious because I *just* responded to another commenter and mentioned those cams! Yes, they are the cams from my mom's old machine. When it bit the dust she asked if I wanted it. I have no space for a non-functional machine, but the cams are a lovely display piece. 🥰
Carolyn , can you please tell me where you bought your lase light from to sew quarter square triangles? Really would appreciate it .
Absolutely! Here is my affiliate link: www.sewqlaser.com/?ref=CarolinaMoore
Hi Carolina. My grandaughter plays competitive softball. You have to pay at the entrance and you get your ticket. All the tickets are different but mostly the same size. What is a inexpensive way to transfer the color and print of the tickets onto cloth to make a quilt? I would greatly appreciate if you can help me. Thank you in advance.
Hmmm... I'd probably try the photo-transfer fabric. You can use it on your inkjet printer. Use a printer with a copy/scan bed on it. Put some of the tickets on the scan bed. Close the lid. Put the fabric sheets in the paper tray and copy. 🥰
Does it have a handle? If so is it also blinged out?
It does have a handle. The top is blinged, but not on all sides, or it wouldn't nest nicely on top anymore. ❤️
I have a question..I am looking for an embroidery only machine. IF..BIG IF..I should win the $6500 Sew Yeah Raffle...which Baby Lock embroidery machine would you suggest?
Fun fact: I don't own an embroidery machine! Machine embroidery is on my "someday" list, for sure!! But, I currently don't know enough about them to be able to give any advice beyond the normal advice I give on machines:
Buy the most expensive machine you can afford. And by that I mean - get as many bells and whistles now as you can. You'll want them, so get them right away rather than waiting to upgrade "someday."
Stay in your budget. Just the top end of it. 🥰
Please tell me your favorite sewing machine!
Um... I have to pick one?? I don't know if I can!
I love my Baby Lock Ballad - I can do everything on there from piecing to bags to free motion quilting.
I love my Baby Lock Jubilant because it does what I need, even though it isn't as fancy as the Ballad.
I love my Baby Lock Sashiko because it helps me quilt my quilts very quick - but with the stunning look of hand stitching.
And I love this Baby Lock Zest because she sparkles! 🥰
If Porter Wagner were a sewing machine😂
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