Evolution

My husband didn't notice that the first serger turned into another serger, .....They do look alike don't they, he came into the sewing room and saw me working, .......phew.......he didn't say a thing.....I am SO bad.

Another new Serger

I took the Imagine back and got the Evolution! The Imagine is a fantastic machine, but it doesn't have the coverstitch that I have always wanted. This is probably the last serger that I will have in my life so I might as well make it top of the line.

I was happy when my daughter told me she wanted to learn to sew. Well, it is about time!! I think I will give her my old serger which is about 25 years old.

Today I made a knit shirt but it didn't turn out quite as good as the last one. The material is so fine and I have gained 10 lbs. It probably will look much better on my daughter, so Merry Christmas Amy.

I did spend 30 minutes on the treadmill today.

Baby Lock Serger

I got a new toy. I took out my 25 year old serger and it just couldn't serge on the fine interlock fabric that I bought. I spent 2 hours trying to fix the tension and it just wasn't working. I did some investigation on sergers and asked my Bernina Yahoo group about their preferences and the winner was Baby Lock without a doubt. I went to the store and the 2 sergers that I was interested in were the Imagine and the Evolution. The Imagine is a 4-thread, and the Evolution is up to a 8-thread. I took home the Imagine but the Evolution is playing with my head. All for one stitch which is the Cover/Chain Stitch. Does anyone have any opinions on either of these machines?

It sews like a dream without any tension changes. I don't know how it does it but you can go from thick fabric to very thin fabric and it does it perfectly. And to thread this serger is something else, it threads by 'jet-air'. Now that's unbelievable. The ladies at the store say that they serge when they quilt. I can't quite imagine that.......

The most amazing thing that I heard this week was that my daughter is just a tiny bit interested in learning to sew. She saw some 'arm warmers' that she thought were so cute. When she visits for Christmas, I will have to show her how easy those are to make on a serger! I can't wait to see her.

Sewing Machine Cover

This little project took me forever, because I just kept playing with which embroidery design I would use. I put a different one on each side. The embroidery was fun, but putting it together turned out to be a pain because I used clothesline for the piping and those upper corners were tough. I changed the foot on my machine to a #70 and that made all the difference.

My quilting is on hold as I keep finding other projects to do. Yesterday I made a twisted turtleneck tunic!!! I haven't made clothes since I was pregnant and that was quite awhile ago. I made it really quick and it turned out pretty cute. I wore it yesterday with skinny jeans and some boots and the men in the house were quite impressed. The picture isn't too great, the wind was blowing and it was freezing outside. I think I will be making more clothing, it was fun.

Step Two in the flea market fancy giveaway

Not much blogging lately huh? Work has been extremely busy and I just get home and sleep. I now have 4 days off. I have been doing some sewing, trying to finish a sewing machine cover, it's almost finished. Hopefully will post a picture tomorrow? I'll try anyway.

Sleepless in Seattle

It's one of those nights and I can not sleep. I took a headache pill, which can make me drowsy, but it hasn't started working yet. I am reading quilting blogs and decided to write on my own.

My sister called me today and is looking at a new sewing machine. She doesn't even sew. The saleslady is trying to sell her the Bernina 440QE. This is a really nice machine, a bit over her head, but she called me to get my opinion on the price, etc. I hope she gets it, she deserves something nice for herself. She is interested in learning to quilt. The machine is selling for $2899 brand new from a dealer. Not a bad price for that machine. Something tells me that she won't spend that much!

I did some playing with the embroidery on my machine. My next project is going to be a sewing machine cover. My old machine had a hard plastic cover that was easy to put on, but this machine came with a soft case that I would only use if I was taking it someplace or putting in a closet and since my machine sits out on a table, it needs a cover.

My nephew is having a baby and I just bought some embroidery designs that are so cute. I can't wait to make something. A bib would be something quick and fun. One of the designs says "big brother", I could make that for Jakob who will be a big brother in about 6 months :) Here is a picture of my little sweetie that I never get to see because he is 200 miles away.
This was at his Grandma's house, the toy is one of his daddy's from 30 years ago. I can't find any better pictures than this one. I hope to see him soon. He lives on the other side of the mountains.

It's a good thing that daylight savings starts tonight, at least I get another hour to sleep. It is now nearly 2am, which means it is really now 1am. That doesn't sound nearly so bad.

I am buying embroidery thread online. I heard about this site that sells Isacord 1000m for just $3.15. I pay that at JoAnn's for Sulky and it only has 225m(250 yards) on it. Husbands don't know that you can easily spend $100 on thread. You agree that they don't need to know those things right?

I need to get up in 6 hours to go to church...... I really must get some sleep......I put a really comfty chair in my sewing room that I am sitting in right now. I find myself spending all my time in this room, big tv, nice sewing machine, everything I need......

Pumpkin

If you look closely, you will be able to see that there is a dog carved in this pumpkin. Can you see it? It's a Golden Retriever......This was made by my husband, the artist.

Here is a real picture of Murph, he isn't posing for the pumpkin on this shot. But he does like to pose. Wish I could stay home with him, but it's off to work for me.