Yesterday I wrote about beautiful things....and today I'm writing about good things. And lucky for me....most of them are also beautiful.
It's a good thing when I get photos of Eliza....this time opening her Easter box.
And it's a REALLY good thing to know Eliza is creating her own project with the eggs. Can't wait to see what this turns out to be.
How can it not be a good thing when someone sends you a photo of a potato! Marilyn reached out to me about my ounce of joy project....and I was thrilled to hear from another interested reader.
Family....and knitting are her joys....and I'll add a Rhode Island ★ to my map!
OK....this is another really good thing....but not necessarily a beautiful thing. Remember this photo from yesterday? A big thank you to Kathy for playing along and commenting with a guess....she was pretty darn close with her guess of dryer lint. Someone else called it "accidental confetti" That works!
I only change my needle once in a while....and I only clean what I can visibly see. I've NEVER looked on the inside...until a few days ago....and I was horrified. All of this is going to change!
This is the pile of stuff that came out of my machine....and the photo above is a close-up. And this doesn't include what I vacuumed out.
The is the first time I took off the metal plate. Wow!
The poor feed dogs were really clogged up. The black bobbin case also came out....and I didn't take a photo but that's where the big fuzz blobs came from. Like I said...it's not a beautiful thing....but it's a really good thing I tackled this 20 minute project. Never again will I wait this long....and if you sew...and haven't cleaned out your machine I highly recommend that you do.
And it's also a good thing that with the cleaning....and a new needle....the machine is running like a dream. Just in time for a project I'm working on for someone very special. More to come. Does anybody recognize these squares?
Happy Birthday Brenda! I hope the card arrived on time!
This was the my first experiment with this technique. It's a good thing!
Holy cow! That's all from your machine??? I'm surprised it could function with this much fuzz in it. I sew almost every day, at least for a little bit, and I clean the bobbin case pretty much every time I change out the bobbin. Doesn't take that long, and it's a weird sense of satisfaction when I do :) If I can see/hear the bobbin bouncing around as I sew, I know that it is time to clean it as well. Lastly- those are very JOYful and beautiful fabrics in that quilt!
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Glad you take better care of your machine that I do Kathy! I'm feeling guilty....and a bit embarrassed at my neglect.....but I've learned my lesson now...and this will never happen again. I didn't really notice that my machine was struggling....but now that it's sewing so much better I know it probably was. I'm ON IT....from here on out! Thanks Kathy!
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