Hi Wendy,
 WB> Yes, and the threading directions were so ambiguous, it's hard to
 WB> tell if it's done right or not until you start to sew with it.
Use the diagrams in the book; they are much more useful than just words
for me.
 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.
 WB> Thank you, I'll store that advice for future reference!  
I'll see if I can find the information and repost it.  Also, a 5 thread
machine is not needed except for very few people.  The air threading is
a gimmick that isn't worth the extra cost unless you have trouble with
fine finger co ordination.  I got a Baby Lock 402; it has 4/3/2
threading, a differential feed and the rolled hem feature is activated
by just a few tension changes and the flip of a lever.  You don't need a
separate feed plate with it.
 WB> I figured batting would work better.  I have some here I'm
 WB> going to use.  Just finding space right now would be fun!  
 WB> I was in stamping mode for a couple days and moved the sewing
 WB> machine back further so as to make room.  Now I have to put
 WB> the stamps away and get the machine back, and then move all
I know the feeling.  I'm keeping my sewing machine out so that I can sew
on the dining room table.  The serger is set on my sewing machine
cabinet because I'm using it for making the wedding party dresses also.
So, if I want to sew, it's clear and wipe the table good, set up the
machine & sew.  Have to reverse it all when I'm done.
 WB> to make room for fabric, etc.    I'll get over it one of
 WB> these days.  Pouting doesn't get it done, you know?  I want
 WB> to finish this pillow so I can show it off when my friend
 WB> comes over.  She's got some cute ones her mother made her.
And she will probably think it's every bit as cute as the ones she has.
Pouting may not get a job done but makes it more fun sometimes. (G)
 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.
 WB> Just in time for everyone to have a shower, hmmmmm?  
Hopefully.  I guess this year my folks didn't have as bad a winter as
that.  The past 20 years or so, the winters there (upstate NY) seem to
have been more inconsistant than what I remember as a kid.  Still, I'm
glad we don't have the bitter cold they do.
 WB> My first wedding was on April 4th, 1970.  On April 1st,
 WB> there was a terrible blizzard in Michigan.  The minister
 WB> was stuck in New York City -- it was fine there but the
 WB> plane couldn't land in our airport.  My father was snowed
 WB> in in the Upper Peninsula, the organist was visiting her
 WB> kids in Ohio and almost didn't make it back, and my future
 WB> father-in-law was stuck in the airport in Atlanta.  The
Whew!  We had rehearsal with no organist, soloist, best man or matron of
honor but everything went off ok in the ceremony.  I guess everybody has
their own horror events connected with the wedding but most of the time,
things work out smoothly.
 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
 WB> That is becoming more common now, too.  It's too bad!  Kids
 WB> need both parents.
Yes; it's gotten so that both parents pretty well need to work these
days so that things like college can be paid for.  Steve makes enough
so that we don't qualify for much financial aid but not enough that we
can do too much for paying for school.  Rachel is going to a community
college and got a couple of loans.  Those, plus living at home, have
made it affordable.
 WB> When I had so much pain from FMS he did all of the laundry, dishes,
 WB> cooking and housework that got done, most of the time.  He's
 WB> a real pro!  Well, he was a bachelor till he was 42, so he knew
 WB> the ropes.  I got myself a treasure when I married Tom...
And very well trained! (G) But breaking the botchelor habits must have
been fun.
 WB> I know!  they aren't offering any sewing classes now.  But
 WB> if they do again in the future we are going to fight them
 WB> till they give in.
Stick to your guns!  Men can benefit as well as ladies.  If they are
worrid about pattern fitting, there are ways to get around that too.
 RH> bicentennial outfit.  He sews on a lot of his own insignia too; the
 RH> military is too picky for me.
 WB> Hehehe, so he does his own, hmmm?  I love it!  Tom sews on
 WB> buttons when they pop off, and fixed his own jeans pockets,
 WB> but that's about it.  He tried to hem a pair of pants but he
 WB> used bigger stitches than I use when basting, so I had to
 WB> re-do those.  
Not nearly all of his own!  He usually lets me do his sewing.  I just
put my foot down at certain things.
 WB> Patience is not usually his strong suit!
How many of us have had to learn that the hard way?  He's probably
better now than before you married him.
Catch you later,
Ruth
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