We did have a couple of booboos this week – and expensive
ones. Last weekend we went for a walk and of course I carried my camera. Joe
suggested I take a spare battery because we would be walking for over two
hours. I had small pockets so he agreed to put in is pocket. Well, putting it
in was not a problem, remembering to take it out was! Yup, it went thru the
washer. We heard a thump, thump, thump in the dryer that night so I went down
to find out what was thumping. It was the battery….a $100.00 battery. Oh well,
no use crying or getting upset over spilt milk or a washed battery. He felt bad
but I think his battery carrying days are over.
Then the other day while I was serging a piece of fabric got
caught so I had to stop and remove it and re-thread it, and it kept jamming.
After about six times of rethreading it, I gave up and called R.B. Fabrics
where I bought it (15 years ago) and I took it in today for him to look at. The
needle plate was worn which is why the fabric was catching, and both blades
were worn. I confessed they were the original blades; gulp. While he was fixing
my serger I browsed the store and found some wonderful Christmas fabric with blocks
of cardinals and chickadees on it. We need new Christmas placemats so I bought
it; and some matching red and oh, yeah, some light batik fabric for an art doll
I want to make. There goes my resolve not to buy new fabric…sigh.
I also went over and drooled over the BabyLock Imagine Sergers –
self-threading, no tension adjustment required. You can go from thick fabric to
cotton and it will automatically adjust the tension. Of course they cost about
$2,000 when you add the tax on so I pretty much just drool over them. Rick
doesn’t charge for drooling. The serger wasn’t as expensive to fix as I thought
so I guess I can’t justify buying a new one…another sigh!
So that’s the booboos of the week. We’ve had worse. Today’s
card is for the Stamping Bella
challenge and it was to use polka dots on your card – and one of her stamps of
course. Well, this has been a busy week and this got left to the last minute. I
needed something quick and most of her stamps require colouring. I chose the
little kitten stamp which colours up quickly but is so darn cute. Here’s the
card.
That’s it for a Friday. Have a good weekend everyone.
Cheers
Violet
Violet , your gonna shoot me but i thought of some more questions for you!! LOL!
ReplyDeleteI thought you would be the perfect person to aske..'What is the difference between a sewing machine and a serger?' I may be the only out there who doesn't know but there you go...
AND......I noticed some videos on YouTube that suggested i could use baby oil in place of gamsol....have you ever tried this? Hugs! deb