Hi Ruth!
-=> Quoting Ruth Haffly to Wendy Buchanan <=-
 RH> Check out the threading of the machine too; sometimes it slips a guide
 RH> and throws everything out of whack.
Yes, and the threading directions were so ambiguous, it's hard to
tell if it's done right or not until you start to sew with it.
The ones who wrote those instructions were not primarily English
speaking people!  Their third or fourth language, maybe!  
 
 RH> We've learned to check "Consumer Reports" for a lot of our big
 RH> purchases.  Another good source is word of mouth or thru echoes like
 RH> this.  I learned what to look for in a serger thru some tips someone
 RH> posted here.  The only information CR had on them was from 1988 but at
 RH> that time they reccommended Baby Lock as the best one.  From what I
 RH> read elswhere, that advice held up so I got a Baby Lock.
 
Thank you, I'll store that advice for future reference!  
 
 RH> A pillow form should be easy enough to do. Use either several layers
 RH> of quilt batting or fiberfill; I think the batting would be less apt to
 RH> shift.  Cut 2 rectangles of muslin, about the same size as your
 RH> finished pillow panel.  Sew them together on 3 sides, using a 1/2" seam
 RH> allowance.  Tun right side out, fill with the batting and sew that end
 RH> shut.  Insert into your pillow [anel and backing, sew together.
I figured batting would work better.  I have some here I'm
going to use.  Just finding space right now would be fun!  
I was in stamping mode for a couple days and moved the sewing
machine back further so as to make room.  Now I have to put
the stamps away and get the machine back, and then move all
the paper, glue, glitter, stickers and stamp pads out of here
to make room for fabric, etc.    I'll get over it one of
these days.  Pouting doesn't get it done, you know?  I want
to finish this pillow so I can show it off when my friend 
comes over.  She's got some cute ones her mother made her.
 RH> We don't have many family events in June on either side so this will
 RH> be nice for her. My sister got married on Dec. 27; it was cold enough
 RH> that the pipes in the motel where his family was to stay, froze the day
 RH> before.  They thawed in time for the family to keep the reservations.
Just in time for everyone to have a shower, hmmmmm?  
My first wedding was on April 4th, 1970.  On April 1st,
there was a terrible blizzard in Michigan.  The minister
was stuck in New York City -- it was fine there but the
plane couldn't land in our airport.  My father was snowed
in in the Upper Peninsula, the organist was visiting her
kids in Ohio and almost didn't make it back, and my future
father-in-law was stuck in the airport in Atlanta.  The
day before the wedding everything melted off and they all
got back right before we needed them, but it was hairy and
I nearly had a nervous breakdown at the rehearsal.  I was 
fine for the wedding though.  I had had my nerves the
night before and stayed cool and calm.  Good thing, as 
everyone else was still in an uproar!  
 RH> That is tough.  Because of tight finances, my dad had to put in lots
 RH> of hours at the newspaper where he worked when we were growing up.  He
That is becoming more common now, too.  It's too bad!  Kids
need both parents.
 
 RH> Good for you.  It sounds like Tom is one person that the world, as a
 RH> whole, does not appreciate--yet there's something special that others
 RH> need to open their eyes to about him.
Yes, and I think my having convinced him he's worthy of love
has helped his self-esteem to the point where other people
now recognize that more.  I sure don't put up with anyone 
being rude to him!  I light a fire in their faces!  
 
 RH> Cute!  Got him trained to do other things (laundry, dishes) too?
When I had so much pain from FMS he did all of the laundry, dishes,
cooking and housework that got done, most of the time.  He's
a real pro!  Well, he was a bachelor till he was 42, so he knew
the ropes.  I got myself a treasure when I married Tom...
 
 RH> I think the Continuing Ed. people need to rethink their priorities.
 RH> Take in some information on Phil Pepper or Michael James and see what
 RH> they say about guys sewing when they see that!  Who would they go to
 RH> if they needed a tailor?
I know!  they aren't offering any sewing classes now.  But
if they do again in the future we are going to fight them
till they give in.
 
 RH> If we lived closer, I'd help you teach him.  Steve has learned a lot
 RH> about sewing from me.  Back in 1976, he made his own knickers for a
 RH> bicentennial outfit.  He sews on a lot of his own insignia too; the
 RH> military is too picky for me.
Hehehe, so he does his own, hmmm?  I love it!  Tom sews on 
buttons when they pop off, and fixed his own jeans pockets,
but that's about it.  He tried to hem a pair of pants but he
used bigger stitches than I use when basting, so I had to
re-do those.  
Patience is not usually his strong suit!  
LadyBear Hugs,
Wendy
... I know the future... God wins.
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