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new toys to play with

I'm sooo excited... At last  I've taken the plunge and treated myself to a new sewing machine.  My 30 old trusty Janome is still quite functional but last time I had it serviced I was warned it was very 'fast'  on its last legs and needed treating gently and with consideration.  So that's what I've been doing and its clattering round the sewing room like a lawn mower sounding noisier and noisier every time I used it. I've done a load of research and talked to various suppliers and thought hard about what I want and what I actually need and ended up spending less then I thought I would so I think I'm a happy bunny.  I was tempted to buy something fancy and a bit over the top which did everything including Disney embroidery, I played with a fancy model at the knitting and stitch show which was fun but in the end I saw sense and decided definitely against Disney - very off putting but also I  don't really like stylised machine embroidery - and only...

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 ...