8P11 - Sewing Machine

For this project I will be working by myself. I will need a sewing machine as well as a thick material. I plan to make an outdoor blanket. A unique quality my project will have is that both sides of the blanket will be a different fabric and possibly texture.

Using a sewing machine I made a blanket. I created this blanket for summer bonfires to help keep us warm. I also used two different types of fabrics, tying them together, then sewing them together.

During this process I learned, what amount of fabric is needed for a blanket; what materials are best used for a blanket; the sewing pattern at which I should use. These things were all important to know for the proper execution of the blanket.

The 7 standards of the class are Empowered Learner, Digital Citizen, Knowledge Constructor, Innovative Designer, Computational Thinker, Creative Communicator, and Global Collaborator. My project ties to creative communicator. It ties to creative communicator because I talked to multiple people about which fabrics, designs, and stitch patterns to use.

A challenge I overcame on this project was the tying of the sides getting in the way of sewing. As well as being able to get a thread to match the overall pattern. I overcame these challenges by setting the needle higher in the beginning as well as getting a neutral color tone to try and blend in easier.

Given the chance to do this again, I would change the layers of the blanket to make it less difficult to sew. I would also not tie to sides seeing as it made it difficult to sew. I would change these things in order to make the creation process easier.

Hastings High School Career and Technical Education Program offers agriculture, business management, computer programming, construction trades, culinary arts, digital multimedia, engineering design, finance, insurance, and marketing. My project connects to engineering design because I had to create the blanket from simple pieces of fabric. This connects to careers in product design.

25 things you can make with a sewing machine:

1. shirt

2. hoodie

3. crew neck

4. shorts

5. jeans

6. sweatpants

7. swim trunks

8. bikini top

9. bikini bottom

10. headband

11. socks

12. leggings

13. Halloween costume

14. shirt for a cat

15. pant for a cat

16. shirt for a dog

17. pants for a dog

18. dog shoes

19. baby hat

20. baby shirt

21. tote bag

22. blanket

23. pillowcase

24. dog bed cover

25. piano cover