Alice is way into this Fabric Basket thing. She wanted to make another so we did today. She made a bigger one. I made a different pattern and an even bigger one. I got the pattern on line. (
http://www.jcarolinecreative.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=JC&Screen=STORAGE_BASKETS)
Alice used the same pattern from yesterday; modified for size.
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| YESTERDAY'S |
We had a great time. While she was cutting out her pieces, I readied the Kenmore 158.1947 that she is taking home. I got it stitching and then it started making a terrible racket. I was so upset. Here was a chance to unload a machine. It is a good machine, a bit noisy, but makes very nice stitches. It has a free arm. Cosmetically its beat.
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| Kenmore 158.1947 |
I was happily sewing on it but it started making a terrible rattle. And the thread kept breaking. I was BUMMED. I thought that maybe the shuttle spring was bent or broken. I took it to the shop. The spring was fine. I switched out hooks, I took the bottom off, I pulled the grease cover. I just could not figure it out. Oh well, I have a cute Montgomery Ward that I can service and send home with her. Then I noticed.
How that stitch selector knob got turned halfway on the special stitches I will never know. That fixed it. WHEW!!!
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| Nut One: Alice (she's from Chicago. Thus explains the Harry Carrey glasses) |
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| Nut Two: Elizabeth |
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| Two Baskets |
This sewing is serious, messy, creative stuff!
ReplyDeleteTrue, You have seen my sewing loft? Alice has the tidy gene. She and Mom were sweeping scraps when I went back up after fetching some more supplies. Oh my.
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