Trying to stay cool-
Hello everyone! Boy, summer has finally arrived! Our A/C went
out last week- thank goodness our complex jumped on getting it fixed- right
after they got rid of the 9 wasp nests that were inside of it!
The hubs took me to
the south end of town a few weekends ago to try out a cupcake shop I’ve been
wanting to try. They did not disappoint! One the way home he asked if I needed
to go to the quilt shop (already knowing what the answer would be) and we stopped.
I have been very good at not buying fabric for the heck of it- but this one I
could not resist. Look at those faces! I bought 3 damn yards- and No, I don’t
have a clue what I am going to do with it. Don’t judge me-
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| Mermaid Fabric |
I also have been
working on another baby quilt for my daughter’s friend. I will share pics after
the quilt has been given. Last Sunday I started my machine up and the damn
thing wouldn’t sew! Now- I have been trouble shooting students’ problems with
their machines for years, and have usually been successful at determining the
issue. I have not had any trouble with my machine since I bought it. I am kind
of freakishly anal about keeping my machine clean- thank you to all my teacher
friends and bosses who stressed that a clean machine is a happy machine! I had
just cleaned out the darn thing, very well I might add, after the last time I
used it. Did I put something back in wrong? There is only one way the bobbin
case goes in- I took it back out and put it back in a dozen times. I also re-
threaded it about 40 times. Still no luck. Of course this was on a Sunday when
no place is open for machine repair. RATS! (I said a lot worse than that- ask
Bob) So, Tuesday after work we took it to a new shop I was trying out. They called
on Thursday- yes 2 days later- and said it was ready. I asked the repair guy
what was wrong and he told me he took the bobbin case out and put it back in.
NO FUCKING WAY. I don’t believe him. LOL.
I was impressed they got it turned around so
quickly- they also did the yearly maintenance on it for me. Another place I
called wanted to keep it 3 weeks just for the maintenance part- maybe longer if
I needed any new parts. Now- anyone that knows me well knows that me without a
machine for 3 weeks could be ugly. Bob was terrified at the idea- thank
goodness I ran into the new place and checked it out. I have tried it out on
these fun, fast wallets- and it is running like a dream!
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| Wallets |
I also finished
up a 3 year old UFO- can I get an Hallelujah?
I didn’t want to do a lot of fancy quilting. I tried to make this
scrappy, but then when I put all the blocks together I hated that bright red
block. And I am not thrilled with a few others. Oh well. Lesson learned- I
threw it in the wash to get all of the critter hair off of it. It shrunk up
nicely!
embroidered quilt
Due to
the fact my machine was out of commission, I actually got to read a book! I
bought the book by Sue Klebold, the mother of one of the shooters at Columbine.
All I can say is wow- it is an amazing read- but you do have to put it down
every few hours to catch your breath and hug your kids. She is very brave to
tell her story- and all of the proceeds from her book go to a few mental/brain
health charities. I think that is great. I admit- as a mother of young children
when it happened I remember thinking “how could they not know?” And now as the
mother of now 25/26 year olds- I totally understand. She was very involved in
her children’s lives- almost a helicopter parent- and Columbine still happened.
Read it if you can handle it.
Well dear readers
I hope you are enjoying this time of year-
Courtenay
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