Things we have learned:

Fuck PVC bone casings without a teflon foot. No more PVC for me until after Christmas, since I'm not buying any accessories for this machine until I know if I'm getting one for the holidays.

eight layers of fabric (lining, inner lining, fashion fabric, the two layers of the bone casing, and the two layers of the decorative casing- while trying to add the binding) causes my machine to make a grinding noise and me to go through six needles in a night.

ugh. I remember why I never sew with pvc.