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Activities in full swing!
Activities in full swing!
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Sew, Barbie, Sew!
See Barbie Sew!
She had a very squeaky “something” and I’m not sure if I caught it all, but I have oiled every moving part on her that requires oil, so I’m hoping with some use that she’ll get all that oil worked into every moveable part and lose her squeak!
But hey, if I was over 50 years old I’d probably be squeaking too.
WAIT! I AM! :cD
I can’t find anything on her, even with a serial number. She does have the number “65” on her, right above where it says “push=o=matic” Wasn’t everyhing SOMETHING=O=MATIC back in those days? too fun! So is that 65 an actual clue or is it just ---because it was a cool number? I just love the word De Luxe! Indeed!
She is also a singer 15 clone --- threads just the same way my Blue Wizard does ---threading a side facing needle is not my favorite chore, but once she is threaded, it is happy sailing.
So what was Barbie’s first chore? How about we FINALLY get an inner border on Florabunda because I finally have an idea what to do….I’m aiming for a piano-key variation with 4 patches mixed in.
Here is her test with lavender thread ---just so show the stitches. PRETTY, huh?!
She did a great job…now I just gotta get all the other piano key parts cut and kitted up ---
But today is going to be a blur, and tomorrow I leave for Davenport, Iowa! My kitting time last evening was taken up with BBQ adventures at Lowes with DH. I might have to pack something else quick….like maybe my crumby paper piecing of the “Wild & Goosey” blocks. Something.
So what’s up for today? Remember last year’s Old Timey Day at Lewisville Elementary school?
Each spring the school does a Pioneer Day type of event, and the students get to try their hand at “Old Timey” activities that were a normal part of "every day life" back in the "Olden days" --such as butter churning, spinning, candle making, tin punch, and of course -- Quilting.
Karen is in charge of the quilting demos again this year and I volunteered she volunteered ME to help out! It will be fun. Only this year we will wimp out on doing the dress-up part. Karen’s friend has her outfit, and she can’t borrow it back. I have to go straight to the chiropractor after our Old Timey Day is over – and I am not going looking like a reject from the Little House on the Prairie extras set! We’ll still have fun though --
For those who asked about the dimensions of the wooden table, saying you have handy hubbies who would like to give it a shot --- I’ve taken a bunch of pictures to post later as a “semi-tutorial”. Really…I don’t know if this can be made without someone actually tracing it off, and I think you have to have a vintage singer-like machine to be able to get the screw bracket/braces to hold where they do – you’d have to measure them on a real machine to get the placement right – but if it can help someone ---there are enough people WANTING these that it could be a nice little pocket change idea for those guys.
I think the hardest part would be coming up with the hinge hardware – those are cannibalized from old sewing machine cases ---I don’t know if you can order those bulk or if there is a supplier, but someone might be able to come up with something.
Anyway – that’s up and coming. I decided it was easier to upload the pics nice and big in a post instead of trying to attach everything to several emails for everyone who wanted the info.
And with that, I’m headed out yonder ----I’ll be demo-ing hexies this year instead of being buried under a big quilt demo-ing hand quilting. I’ll bring a bunch of old-timey quilts with me, that’s one thing I’ve definitely got on hand here!
Happy Thursday, Everyone!
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
iPhone-o-Gram! Machine Acquisition Justification!
Evening Edition! Free Kindle Book!
It has St Paul, Minnesota in it! I can’t resist from posting this one– besides ---it’s been a few days since I posted any kindle freebies at all.
Deadly Stillwater by Roger Stelljes is free today from the Amazon Kindle store, and has received an average user rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on 47 customer reviews.
Category: Mystery & Thriller
Book Description:
An abduction is just the beginning in a case of betrayal and revenge that will ultimately strike at the soul of the St. Paul Police Department.
The ruggedly handsome Mac McRyan, a fourth-generation cop, is faced with a complicated brazen daytime kidnapping, a media storm surrounding the case, and political scrutiny.
It is a case of betrayal and revenge that will ultimately strike at the soul of the St. Paul Police Department. From the searing streets of St. Paul to the murky waters of the St. Croix River, DEADLY STILLWATER is a book you won’t be able to put down until its last gripping minute.
Deadly Stillwater delivers...
GRITTY and REAL DIALOGUE... behind the scenes banter & slang of the detectives.
VIVID YET QUIRKY CHARACTERS... likeable characters faults and all.
A STORY THAT BUILDS...with clues that puts you in the middle of the action.
And just to update you on some often asked questions --- Yes, I read! Every night I spend about an hour diving into one of these books before closing my eyes for the night. But I don’t have as much time as I’d like to read, so – YES, there are a lot of books I’ve downloaded and posted about that I haven’t gotten around to reading yet. Some of them may be good, some of them might be ehhhh? All of them were free for me, and that’s all good.
What am I reading now? The Jackpot by David Kazzie. It takes place in Richmond, Virginia, a city I am quite familiar with, so it is fun to read about places and parts listed by name in this story. I’m not quite half done with it yet.
You’d have to wait a long time for me to update the blog with my OWN reviews on books I’ve posted here and my thoughts on them after having finished the books, and that’s not really what I want to take time to do---So I’m going to let you draw your own conclusions based on the reviews on amazon, and the book description given, as to whether you want to read it yourself or not ---
I read when I can, and often – but let’s face it – that comes AFTER I’ve sewn all I can sew in a day :c)
Be sure to check that whatever you are downloading is still FREE before you hit purchase. I post these as soon as I find them, because usually by the next day, even though they were free for EVERYONE when I found it – it might have switched to just free for “Prime members only”. I don’t have control over that ---after that it becomes a fully charged book for everyone with no rhyme or reason for how long it takes to go back to being a book for a price ---that’s why I say grab it while you can.
Enjoy your Wednesday Evening!
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