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One of those days..

Some days just don't go according to plan...

I decided to do my college work from home today.   It allows me access to all my fabric stash and the bits and bobs I anticipated needing to make my new project fantabulous....

The current idea is to sew and collage some back ground papers for my latest project!   I didn't exactly think it would be easy but I hoped it would fall into place, a few tries in it would all start to look ok and then quite nice and then potentially fabulous - well I'm at the ''this isn't working as well as I had thought it would '' stage.... I'm using a mix of calico, muslin, papers, waxed music and all sorts of bits of lace and other found embellishments, I can't seem to find the right balance... I may need a new plan.

also...

I just put the sewing machine needle through my finger - always an experience to be avoided - quite painful and it makes my stomach turn a little - and it broke the sewing machine needle which then, after cleaning up the blood off the cream and white coloured sewing in hand, necessitated finding another needle... then I think the replacement needle is a duff as the tension won't come right and the cotton keeps breaking and tying itself up in parts of the machine that can't be reached easily...

I'm switching feet between a normal sewing foot and an embroidery foot and I manage to lose them every time in spite of careful machine foot management using a tin to contain useful bits - this tin has jumped off the sewing table at least three times and the last time it took the pins with it as well..

I gave up - went for a walk on the beach - looked in the sewing room on my return - someones been and stirred it up AGAIN!!!


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