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Friday, July 25, 2008

My New Favorite Website

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Monday, July 14, 2008

Sew What?

So, WAY back in October, for my birthday Mom and Dad took Dad's sewing machine in got it a tune up, and gave it to me as my present. It's been a LONG time since i used one, and found I didn't remember much. Then i made the mistake of being unskilled and trying to sew felted sweaters. So i was more than a little frustrated with myself, and the machine.
When we got the glass block installed in the bathroom, Sam was less than thrilled with the amount of mortar used along the sides. I promised i'd use the sewing machine to make some curtains to hide the offensive mortar!

Not really knowing what i wanted to use as far as fabirc went, i looked a few times and couldn't come up with anything to my liking. I drag Sam into JoAnns one time around Christmas and BOOM....he finds the perfect stuff in about 30 seconds....IN THE BARGIN BIN!!!!

I measure...I cut...I scream at the cats to leave me alone. I sew seams, rip seams, sew and rip again...then i break the needle.

Walk Away...for months....

Then on Saturday it was just too damn hot to go outside. So i load in a new needle and start again. Again the cats are an issue....my pin cushion ends up across the room several times. Gibson carries my seam ripper away. Then...a flash of near brilliance....UNDERCOVER MOUSE!

Undercover Mouse

With the kitties occupied...i actually managed to finish. It's a pretty crappy job, especially if you look at the back. I think i need to adjust the bobbin tension, but i'm really not sure. But they are done and look OK from across the room!

New Curtains

I'm looking into taking a class at Stitch Cleveland

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Happy 4th!

Make sure you end the day with as many body parts as you started out with!