Sunday, January 13, 2013

Sunday Stash Report - 1/13/13


Used since last report:        0.50 yards
Used year to Date:             0.50 yards
Added since last report:    0.00 yards
Added Year to Date:         1.50 yards
Net Used for 2013:            -1.00 yards

I was hoping to report more fabric usage, but ----  VBG   For the last two days, I have worked on Easy Street. All the blocks are pieced and I have started putting the top together. This has been a fun quilt, and I love the colors. I don't have a border fabric yet.  Guess I need to go "shopping."  LOL  Hopefully I will be able to finish piecing the top today.
Our Featherweight Group meets on the second Thursday of each month.  So on Wednesday evening I decided to take Christine, my little white (celery green) Featherweight, out of her case and try her out. I absolutely love this little machine and I was so bummed when I received her and she didn't work like she was suppose to. I would sew for a while and then the belt would start slipping and the motor would get hot. She sat in the case for two years.  After I took her out of the case, I oiled & cleaned her, lubed the motor and then powered her up and practiced sewing on it. She sewed like a dream. I ran her at slow speeds and fast speeds and did this for an extensive period of time. Christine did not miss a beat. She has been behaving beautifully ever since. Who can figure??? Do you suppose she got over her "hissy" fit after sitting, ignored for two years? So on Thursday, she was able to go to Featherweight Group with me.

At the FW meeting Sarah, one of the members, demonstrated folding paper to make a pattern for fabric boxes. The paper box provides a pattern for making the fabric boxes. So, when I got home I just had to make a fabric box. Still need to make a bow for the top, but the boxes turn out very cute. What a fun way to present small gifts. I found this link which uses the same folding technique shown to us on Thursday:  http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2011/01/fabric-origami-box-tutorial.html


Couldn't bowl on Tuesday because I had a disagreement with the coffee table and the coffee table won. I stubbed my foot and have not been able to wear my regular shoes. It is slowly getting better (at least it did not interfere with sewing), but my foot was too sore to be able to wear my bowling shoes. Course, my blind score may have been better then my regular score would have been --  Point is, don't argue with the furniture by kicking it. You will not win!!!

Talked to my daughter, Natalie, this morning and she asked if I would like my own private retreat for a few days to  house & dog sit. Of course, I did not turn that down. I have gone up to Fargo ND the last two January's and done this for her and her hubby. My Hubby is welcome to come with but he prefers to stay home. Hummmm, what kind of mischief may he be brewing??? LOL

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Beth

10 comments:

  1. Great looking quilt. Love your colors! I simply adore my Featherweight (Monica). I love sewing with her. Glad you got yours to work. You will have many joyous moments with her. Hope your foot is okay too!

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    1. Hi DeAnna, Featherweight machines are so much fun. The foot is getting better and I was able to wear my bowling shoe this morning. Thanks for visiting--

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  2. Your Easy Street is gorgeous! I've loved watching these over the last two months.

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    1. Thank you! This was a much easier mystery then last years mystery by Bonnie Hunter. I finished piecing the top last night.
      Hugs, Beth

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  3. What a pretty featherweight. Glad she is now working as she should. Your easy street is looking great. The colors are so happy.

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    1. I have a black featherweight but I like my white one the best and I was so bummed when she didn't work. Boy, am I glad she seems to work just fine now. Thank you for the ES comments.
      Hugs, Beth

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  4. Easy Street is looking good! Not sure what material your belt is on the sewing machine, but if it is leather it may have been too oily - and now it's dried after 2 years ;-)

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    1. Easy Street is all pieced now. Just need to find a border fabric. The belt on the white FW is the original. It is possible the belt was oily but that shouldn't have caused the motor to get hot. My FW repair guy couldn't figure out what the issue was either. Thanks for the input. Hugs, Beth

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  5. Congratulations on getting to assemble your Easy Street blocks, it looks marvelous! I love your sweet little featherweight, too. A change of environment for dogsitting will be great fun, enjoy!

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    1. That white featherweight is such a little doll. She is going with me to sew-in on Monday. Hope she keeps behaving! ;>) I am looking forward to my little private retreat. No responsibilities except the dog and he is such a couch potato but lovable!! LOL

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