Someone please give me a good talking too, I'm so crap at machine sewing

[blackheartsgirl]

I feel quite disheartened truth be told. I bought a really nice sewing machine for myself, I've already got a very basic one and done things like simple drawsting bags and the odd taking up ofs hem, very wonkily I should add.

But i just can't seem to grasp anything. I can't sew straight, my hems are wonky, I can't even cut fabric straight, being a lefty I have to use right handed scissors. I bought a circular fabric cutter thingy from ebay, well needn't have bothered, it cuts a bit of fabric then the ruler slips and then its all wonky and hasn't cut properly. I tried to make a simple envelope cushion. SIMPLE omg no. I can't even work that out properly, even you tube confuses me.

why am I so daft, measuring, cutting and sewing things together meh. I thought I could blame my basic machine but its me isn't it

And my bobbin keeps jamming.

Did anyone else start as crap as me?

For the sewing straight thing I had real trouble until my sewing teacher bought me one of these it has been my saviour. I ma a lefty too and struggle to cut patterns out and ensure things are the right way but have slowly learnt tricks to make it work.

Pikk, the little device in your link looks very handy! My cheap machine has no seam guide whatsoever so I'm sewing by eye (or masking tape marker) a lot of the time. Will be adding to my Amazon basket for next week.

I have found a quarter inch sewing foot has made a huge difference to my abilities