It's been about 3 weeks since my sewing machine broke, and well, the prognosis for my lovey isn't the greatest. I get her back tomorrow (finally!), but she's not coming back to me as I had hoped. The mechanism to thread my machine is broken, and the cost of the part plus labor would basically have been as much as just buying another cheap machine. I couldn't justify the cost, and he was nice enough to make it so I can manually thread it myself. So, it's usable just not as convenient anymore. But hey, after being without one for so long I'm just glad to get it back.
I did make this table runner with my mom's sewing machine (full post
here), so I haven't been completely useless (in terms of sewing). :)
When I get my sewing machine back tomorrow I'm going to get down to business and make myself a diaper bag. I bought this stuff forever ago, and I'm finally getting around to cutting it. I'm excited for the new challenge.
So obviously nothing else has been done, but here's the list:
Skill Builder: I'm behind one block, but I have 2 quilt tops done
Blogger's BOM: new block comes out this week
Christmas blocks: no progress
Halloween Wall-hanging: I'm not even sure why I still list it, but technically it's at the bottom of my projects bin.
Stats for the Week:
New projects - 0
Completed projects - 1
WIP- 5
Sorry to hear about your machine! Mine has been stuttering as well lately, but luckily all it needed was a good cleaning...
ReplyDeleteBummer about your machine! Darn it! Glad you can at least keep sewing though. I love your table runner - I haven't seen much using just a few granny square blocks, so I'm glad to have seen this!
ReplyDeleteI"ve been putting off taking my machine in, I don't want to think about life without it!
ReplyDeleteLove the granny squares table runner, and really nice choices for diaper bag fabrics!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the color combo on the granny squares! That's a beauty! Sorry about the machine! at least it's just threading and nothing else.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about your machine.....your runner is very nice.
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by my blog to comment on my table topper...I really appreciate it..
So sad about the machine! But at least you'll be able to use it and get to work on that diaper bag :-P
ReplyDeleteThe tabe runner is awesome with the bright colours & grey fabric! Love it! Well at least you have your aching back & can sew again! That was great that he was able to fix it so you could self-thread it! Happy sewing!! :)
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about your machine, mine is off for repair too, hopefully it'll be back tomorrow or Friday, my mum lent me her machine but it's a 60's relic and I just couldn't get on with it... Your table runner looks great, I can't wait to make a couple of the granny squares myself. :-)
ReplyDeleteLove the table runner - hope your machine recovers!
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