The first project got done as soon as I got my sewing machine (an old Pinnock from Australia, as described here. I'll just pretend you've all actually read that) and was a scarf/balaclava thingie (I don't know the proper word for it but it's neither a scarf nor a balaclava) out of tiger-patterned fleece, to wear on the motorbike.

The Green Machine is performing well, it's heavy and sturdy, if it does something odd I can usually figure out what to do. This is my kind of sewing machine. Even if I can only sew things that are straight and can be laid out flat.