I have always loved sewing since I was a little girl at about 10 and started making Barbie clothes on my Mother's treadle Singer sewing machine. Actually this machine was originally my great grandmother. My uncle had installed a motor on the machine but I was not allowed to use the motor until I was a little older. Mom made almost all the clothes for herself, my sister and myself on this machine. I remember standing in the middle of the kitchen table so Mom could use the hem guide to hem our dresses. When the dresses were done we would spin in the living room to see how far out the skirt would go. That was of course after we sometimes found a wayward pin in the waistline. Not only was Mom an inspiration for my sewing but also my Aunt Kate. If Mom didn't have a solution to a problem with a pattern, Aunt Kate surely did. And then there was my friend's Mom, Mrs. Muir who lived up the street that was always helpful when I needed it. They all encouraged me to keep sewing and I continued to use the old Singer machine. When I got my first full time job, I bought my own new sewing machine. It was a Pfaff cabinet model and I bought it at Witherill's from Mr. Thorne. And, this machine went in reverse! I soon upgraded to a Pfaff free arm machine and then to a Pfaff 1471. I am fortunate to have three beautiful daughters and I can't begin to tell you how many hours are on that 1471 making them clothes from infancy right up to adulthood. Play clothes, dress, coats, 1st Communion dresses, dozens of Halloween costumes - even in high school and prom dresses. For many years I did little sewing and missed what I call "my therapy". There is nothing more relaxing to me than to spend an evening sewing. So, last Spring I bought a used machine. I said, I don't want a fancy one - I don't do embroidery but the 2170 fit the bill for the features I wanted and it did embroidery. Well, I was soon taking classes at Knecht's and have found a love of machine embroidery. I was jealous of the other sewers with their Creative Visions and soon upgraded to one. I am having so much fun with this machine and have found a whole new world of sewing in embroidery. I thought that I would share some of my projects as I go along. I don't profess to be and expert seamstress but I love sewing and I love sharing these with you. Hope you enjoy them too! Thanks for looking.

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Monday, August 6, 2012


For our vacation this year, our family traveled to Virigina Beach, Va. and then to Charlotte, N.C..  We had a great time and I was able to stop at a few fabric shops along the way.  I had been told about Mary Jo's Cloth Store in Gastonia, N.C.  http://maryjos.com/  but never expected what I found.  It is enormous and has every type of fabric you can image.  It was quite an overload to the mind.  Which section to go to first.  What to buy, what not to buy.  How much to buy, where am I going to put it. Oh my!   Can't wait to go back with projects in mind.  Not far down the road is  Long Creek Mills  http://www.longcreekmills.com/location.html which has thousands of cones of embroidery thread at VERY reasonable prices.  Another place for me to get in trouble.   I also stopped at a nice little quilt shop near Kristin in Charlotte  Qbee Quilts and bought a few things there. 




















We had a great time at the beach with a room with balcony on the beach front.  The kids swam all day and played in the sand. 
























We visited the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, N.C. and what a beautiful and enormous estate.  


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