while the boy naps

Well I did a little while the boy napped this weekend.  I fought with my new sewing machine.  Ok I’m new to sewing, by hand and with a machine.  I got a Brother 3700 pacesetter for Christmas and have been learning the quirks.  And so far my biggest issue is with loading the bobbin correctly…and it’s a drop in bobbin.  That’s supposed to be the easiest thing about this machine.  Make sure the threads going counter clockwise and load it up.  And I can fight with the damn thing for a half hour and still lose.  I really have no idea what I could be doing wrong.  I know once it’s in right I’m good to go until I need to change a bobbin.  So I may need to take it into my dealer and feel like a fool and try and figure out my issues.  I don’t have any big rush in the sewing department so I’m planning to wait until after Christmas to stop by. 

I finished my scarves, here are 3 of the 4 that are done.  I have one more in pieces but mostly done.  Modeling scarves is not an easy thing.  Never mind my creepy intense gaze and focus on the soft Anna Maria flannel.  It really didn’t turn out how I envisioned these scarves.  But I think that’s because I decided to work in all flannels, instead of cotton and then backing in flannel.  I was hell bent on using some Anna Maria fabric some how and this was my solution.  I still like them, but more importantly I hope their new owners like them.  I plan to give away these 4 as gifts.  So if anyone gets one act surprised!

As for Christmas projects I’m mostly done.  I have a runner I was making myself that needs quilting.  I had planned on trying that out on the machine.  Now I’m contemplating hand quilting.  I like how Mom’s small projects look hand quilted and if I do it by hand I can sit next to C and watch Buffy while I work.  That’s what really sounds like an amazingly relaxing Christmas week activity. 

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