My Little Sewing Machine

Hi folks,

how has your week been?  I have had a number of people asking me about the little sewing machine which features on my blog  under the heading...... ' Comments Welcome '  .

Unfortunately I don't know the history of it.   Sally (one of my Followers), sent me photos of her machine.  The only difference between them, is the timber used for the base!  My machine didn't have a needle, but I have finally perservered, and managed to insert a new one.   As to the threading of the machine, I am a little stumped.  I have got the machine threaded, but seem to be missing something for the tension.  I can manage to get two stitches, but then a tangle!  Does anyone out there have one threaded properly?

I have tried to make a 'button' out of my picture.  I haven't been successful with this yet, but that is something else to try in the world of blogging.

While on the subject of blogging, a very big thank you to all of my Followers for signing on......I hope you haven't regretted it!

Happy crafting,  Jenny

How long is a piece of string?

Hi folks,

are you willing to admit to trying to make a continuous ribbon when peeling fruit or vegetables?  I recall a period when people used to do it with Minties wrappers!  I tend to do this when I am cutting out my material.  When I recently made fabric bootees, I managed to have only one piece of scrap material....

                                                          

    108  INCHES !!! 

Isn't it great when something so trivial can be so much fun

Yes, I was working, and did finish the bootees (ha ha)!

Happy crafting,  Jenny

Here, Chickee Chick (Chicken Scratching)

Hi everyone,

yesterday, I had a lady enquiring about the style of embroidery sometimes referred to as Chicken Scratching.   I am now able to let her know about a site I found, which looks good for anyone wanting to attempt it for the first time.    For the un-initiated,  Chicken Scratching is often done on gingham fabric using white thread to stitch on the coloured squares of gingham.  

The site is called needlepointers.com  .    This site also covers a variety of crafts involving threads, and also has a newsletter you can sign up for.   When the site comes up on your screen,  type Chicken Scratching, or whatever you want to look at into the Search bar, and a number of links will come up.     To look  for basic Chicken Scratch stitches , I liked this link the best.   If you want a   couple of projects , this link will show you something to practice on.

I hope this is useful to others.  Happy Crafting,   Jenny

Tsunami ? part 2

Hi everyone,

thank you for the comments and emails enquiring how I was coping after the tsunami alert.  We were fortunate not to get any damage from it,  but we are still getting quite a lot of rain and wind.   A lot of Queensland is currently affected by flood at the moment, particularly areas out West.  It is amazing some of the news footage we are getting of these areas, as they have been drought stricken for many,  many years.  I wouldn't be surprised if there are toddlers who haven't experienced rain before Boxing Day 2009!   

Burrum Heads is approximatey 20 odd kilometres from Hervey Bay.  If you  use Google, click on Maps, and type Burrum Heads into the search box, it may put it in perspective for you.  If you 'pan out' to the right along the coastline, the towns of Eli Waters through to Torquay  etc., are referred to as Hervey Bay.  There are some low points on the road between Burrum Heads and Hervey Bay, but we haven't been cut off this time. 

I will sign off for now, and answer your emails ASAP.    Happy Crafting,   Jenny

Tsunami ?

Hi everyone,

how has your weekend been?  We had a tsunami alert along our coast on Sunday.  It initiated from the earthquake in Chile.  The news footage from Chile is quite hard to fathom, so recent after Haiti.     Fortunately for us, there wasn't any damage or large waves here.  It was also full moon here Saturday night, which is usually accompanied by king tides.  These tides cause the problems of beach erosion, as the high tide line is quite extreme in height.

In relation to where I am,  the photos from the stairs looking to the left of them are looking down the Burrum River.  There are actually some houses on the coastline on the horizon of the photo.  The high tide photos I have here, were taken about 8.30am, and the low tide photos were taken at lunchtime.

The two photos below are looking at the mouth of the river.  If you follow the shoreline opposite around the bend, you will be at Woodgate.  This township/village is now referred to as Woodgate Beach.

I know dates can be a nuisance on photos, but I left them on because of the tsunami alert. 

Believe it or not, but it is raining here again.  Fortunately no storm damage or wind behind it, just lovely, set in, good book reading rain.  I hope you have a lovely week what ever the weather.  Happy crafting,  Jenny