Year: 2020

I found this Singer 401A at an estate sale last weekend. They wanted $55 for it. I plugged it in and it didn’t run. But I could see that the wiring was jerry-rigged. The machine is filthy, but will be cosmetically great once cleaned. The cabinet is in bad shape.

1. Rotary cutter – I recommend a 45mm blade. It’s small enough to handle some curves, but large enough to go through a lot of fabric. Once you’re sure you want to continue quilting, get some spare blades and change them as soon as you notice that it isn’t cutting.

A special little girl has a birthday tomorrow. My great-niece Sophia will be 3-years-old. She loves Minnie Mouse! I got the idea of this reading pillow from a friend on FaceBook. Luckily I found Minnie Mouse fabric coordinates, one at JoAnn Fabrics and the other from eBay. I always prewash.

Crocheting is something I like to do when I am too tired to sew or quilt. Somewhere I saw a picture of someone using a pretty teapot to keep their ball of yarn in while crocheting. What I make most are dish cloths and hot pads using Peaches ’n Creme.