It’s 2013!!!!!! Hope that you had a fabulous Christmas and managed to stay fit and healthy; Thankfully everyone at Bully Bus HQ did 😉
I’m glad to report that my little chat to Santa just before the big day really did pay dividends as the good natured elf managed to squeeze a brand new sewing machine down the chimney – a whizzy one that does way more stitches than my trusty old Brother machine ever could and is much easier to use when creating free motion embroidery….. theoretically…… 🙂
In truth I’m a bit of a neat freak and everything has to be just so; It’s hard to allow wonky lines and frayed edges to exist in my work but I’m trying really hard! And I do like the whimsical, slightly naive look it creates……
My first bit of free motion embroidery using my new machine.
So! A little zippered coin purse was the first project to be completed whilst also cooking the Christmas dinner for six (How’s that for multitasking?); Occasional breaks in the proceedings to check on things in the kitchen, a few sneaky trips to the tea trolley turned into a mobile drinks bar (aka the Jolly Trolley) and highly delighted squeals from me and a round of applause from the crew upon completion.
And Mr Other Half now wants a ‘manly’ version to keep his pennies safe 🙂
My little zippered purse holds all my treasures – I love it!!!!!!
I’m thinking that 2013 may shape up to be the year when the sewing machine rules!!!!!! We shall see………………….. 😉
The Big Blue Bully Bus 
Very cute! My new years resolution is to learn to use my sewing machine…after someone fixes it for me, since I’m pretty sure I broke it within 25 seconds of using it. 🙂
Also, “Exterminate!”
Excellent!!!!! Pinterest is a great source of inspiration as well as being full of hints and advice for how to get the best out of your sewing machine – plus it has lots of tips on general maintenance and troubleshooting without the need for a sonic screwdriver 😉
I never thought about trying pinterest for sewing machine maintenance! Great tip! I decided that the bottom part was broken (since I couldn’t get it to work) and I took everything apart and had no clue how to put it back together again. I’ve been waiting on my mother in-law to come fix it for me. 🙂 I may try to tackle it on my own now!
Good Luck! 😉