there's progress..
the Christmas decorations are packed away ..
thoughts of Valentines Day have already begun to swirl...
perhaps Mom would be interested in joining me for a trip to the fabric store?
she's never been a crafter...or cook..
but she's up front and center for a trip out shopping and lunch..
maybe Gayle would join us?...

now that I think about it...I'm not a crafter either
I need to find a store "sample" and basically copy it exactly....
I don't own a hot glue gun...
I've heard without that in your inventory...don't even consider yourself as a crafter
I do own a sewing machine...
we don't get along unless I want to go in one direction with one stitch length..

I wouldn't consider a new sewing machine....I have a history with this one...
it's a love/hate relationship that's decades long...
it will stay with me to the end....

I recently broke the sewing needle...that was a first...made me a bit sad it couldn't go the distance
who knew a little box of replacements were so inexpensive?...
my little needle was original and Made In USA - China now stamped on every package...
together my little machine and I have begun the "trailer curtain project"...
the side curtains have bobbin tension issues....the sink curtains - perfect
love/hate - I've threatened to retire it to the back of the darkest closet or melt it up in the attic...

but like any long term relationship - you hang on...even if it's by a thread...which in this case? it is