dual personalities

Well, as you know, my birthday was last weekend. And you also know that I have been working on becoming a real sewist. I use my mother’s Singer from the 90s (and consider myself quite lucky to use that machine). It’s a real thing to use “vintage” machines, especially Singers. Anyway, Daughter #3 (and my SIL) teaches fashion and knows a thing or two (or three) about real sewing. She suggested to my mother that maybe I’d like an overlocker/serger to celebrate my old age.

So, lucky me, I got a shiny new overlocker/serger for my birthday! She’s a real beaut. The machine comes threaded with four different colored threads so you can really trace them through the machine before attempting to thread it with four matching spools yourself. It is a bit intimidating. I am happy to report, I was able to watch enough YouTube videos and read the whole manual and get the machine threaded. The picture below shows before I got it re-threaded with the matching spools.

A serger finishes seams with a professional look so they don’t unravel. They are also useful for sewing stretchy fabrics. I am so excited to see what I can make with my new machine!!

My birthday was really lovely (a winery, a donut cake, all reported on the blog on Monday) and I felt very loved.

In other news, several months ago, I got this really pretty plant. But it always positions itself to face the window as if in perpetual time out.

Last night, before bed, I turned it around, so the pretty painted leaves would face out.

And, sure enough, look at what this plant did while I was at work!

It is clearly moving back to face the window. I think I just completed a science project. I feel like I’m back in fifth grade. Can I get a blue ribbon for my effort? Congrats on making it to Wednesday. Here’s to getting to Friday!