Sewing Sewing....

My brand new sewing machine arrived in the mail this past Friday, just in time for the long weekend. I was SO excited!!! I spent a while reading the directions as the bobbin is much different than my moms machine. I did a few smaller projects (napkins, bookmarks, etc) just to try it out and I'm in love. I love how I am able to better control the stitch lengths and the machine just runs much more smoothly (my moms does get some credit though as she purchased it in the early 70s).

I have a number of bigger projects in mind...i'm starting with a dressy scarf for myself and then I'm deciding between a dress for me or dresses for the girls. There are also a few home things that I have been looking forward to making as well. I have my eye on a book full of patterns...although Carl may never separate me from my office when I decide to purchase that.