Placemat Purse

Here is a photo, somewhat blurry, of a placemat purse I just made today for a gift for another employee's daughter.

The instructions were from a previous Threads Magazine article. My machine has some difficulty sewing over heavy fabric plus cording. I used a Jeans Needle, size 18. This was recommended in the article. Not sure why my machine had issues.

Don't want to do anything to damage machine as currently the Viking Dealership is open in our area and there is no one locally to repair the machines. Not a good thing.