The Joys of Sewing

Welcome, again, to the parlor of the young seamstress. Her dear husband has bartered for a commoner's style machine (Brother LX-3125) for what it would cost to purchase a motor for her old machine (Bernina 831). When we spoke to the repair-mistress, she said that it sounded like the motor had died. She said that the last motor she had gotten for a Bernina was $65 and that was a long time ago. We prayed about it and figured that a Wall-lot purchase, if it broke or didn't work, could be returned for our chickens used in the bartering. The machine is loud...at least louder than the Bernina, but it works.

I made this tiny quilt for practice in piecing and machine quilting. I didn't want a "doily" or hotpad, so I'll be adding a zipper at the top and closing the sides to make a bag like this one (scroll down to see golden bag) to hold my new (EXTREMELY SHARP) rotary cutter. Yup, already cut my finger. It's healed now, but a vivid reminder for me to pay closer attention to how I handle the rotary cutter.

I have the aforementioned fabric for a quilt as well as old jeans for a rag quilt. I have more denim and flannel shirts packed away, so I will wait to make that one.

Here's a picture of my sewing area. It is in the playroom/storage of packed stuff room. This is our first kitchen table & I like it sooooo much, but it's just too small for a family of 9! Oh well, I guess I need a sewing table anyways! The mat is my mom's (thanks mom!) and the white box used to be a open cube table with wheels. The wheels broke off and I'm using it as my heavy-duty project box that babies cannot see or get into!! I haven't decided whether to make this denim dress into a skirt or to just sew up the front that snaps all the way down.

That's all here. I have my computer set up and hope to be posting more as long as I am sewing more!!

Have a great new year!

The Saga Continues...

We once again join the young woman to see how she's doing. She works hard all day with her multiple tasks and at night, at night she misses her lovely sewing machine. She is contented that she never became upset at her dear husband, for it was the machine that kicked the bucket. Her time has been spent with the workload that she has just put aside thoughts of sewing any time soon. One day she will look over the makings of it and find the simple solution, but for now she will write stories for others to read about the importance of being quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to wrath.


I'm knitting a scarf/headband. I dunno how it will turn out since I'm making it up as I go to keep it interesting. (or rather, to keep it boring enough so I can daydream about all the sewing I would like to do!)

Haven't had time, except once per week-if that often-to post. One day I will sew again and I will have plenty of pictures and things to discuss. That's all here.