Those are not meant to sound linked, although they could be.
In Ichi news, she would NOT go in her kennel this morning. So she stayed in my room. I checked on her at lunch (and put her in her kennel) and she was sound asleep in my bed. No damage (that I’ve yet to find). That bumps her up to 4 hours by herself in the house that she can stay. I frequently leave her in the house while I go grocery shopping these days. It’s just getting too hot. If she’s not going to destroy things, I have no problem with her being inside.
And while the vet doesn’t like her being on my bed at all, she seems to recognize that it’s mine. Every night she gets off it so I can get in, get settled and then she MIGHT hop back on. Increasingly, she’s sleeping in her own bed. Most days she starts sleeping in her own bed and I wake up with extra weight on my legs (she likes to rest her head there).
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So, last Friday, i decided it was time to STOP “dealing” with the skipped stitches, the jams, and the squeaking of my now 3 year old $89 singer. (Funny story, it wasn’t supposed to be $89, it was supposed to be 129. Yay for Target screwing that up.) I got a lot of use out of her and will probably keep her around, as I have a lot of random feet for her. Like a ruffler foot that is about 50/50. I need to go back and watch the youtube videos on that again, I snapped a needle trying to make a pleated skirt this weekend. 4 pieces. Remember: always switch back to a straight stitch for that, NOT ZIGZAGGED. This si what I get for sewing multiple projects at once.
ANYWAY, my new sewing machine is a Bernina 440QE. I’m very excited. I got the embroidery module as a part of the special. So, I’ve been trying to think of all the embroidery things I can do. So far I have:
- patches
- fleece blankets
- baby bags
- baby bibs (my sister is pregnant, can you tell?)
- onesies.
- totebags
- shirt cuffs
I have found good deals on patches, blankets, baby bibs and totebags thus far. I’m thinking of putting geeky sayings on blankets and totebags and selling them at conventions. I’m gonna be there anyway, and aimlessly wandering sort of loses it’s charm after you’ve been to that hotel 5 times. Thoughts (and yeah, I’m only doing that until I pay for the machine and only once I’m more confident in my skillz)?
I’m just so excited for automatic needle threading, separate bobbin winder, embroidery, quilting feet, and it comes with the stitch regulator foot! Not sure how the bobbin loads (please be easy!)