Often been said "Where the bloody hell did January go?". I feel like that this year. The heat, the tennis, trying to unpack fabric boxes, keep up with the fitness routines and trying to tidy up after Christmas, (shifting furniture to accommodate all of the grandkids that needed a bed) kind of spilled over into re arranging 5 rooms in this house, including the Batik Fabrics Online fabric rooms. So, February (the BEST month of the year) has arrived and I feel just maybe, I am catching up.
It was a very hot day, so here it is out under the one air conditioner in this old queenslander.
A flatbed scanner is on the sewing cabinet. The table you can see, belongs to a purchase made late January. I went on a road trip to Strathpine, met a wonderful lady who was selling her 1 year old Juki Industrial Straight stitch sewing machine. I was driving Dad's RAV 4, and the table plus machine fitted perfectly in the back so I figured he was smiling from above. One of his lifelong passions was visiting clearing sales and acquiring old stuff and making do. I have actually used it to sew a facing on a quilt.
My thoughts are, I used to have to clear my table of paperwork, fabrics etc, lift a heavy machine on, set it up etc before I even sewed a stitch. Now, I just walk in, remove the cover and turn it on, It actually talks to me, sit and sew. Plus, it is under the air con! Happy Days.
The fabric room just inside the door, still needs a bit more re arranging but there is lots of new fabrics to move in yet so is still a work in progress.
The main cutting table, and the Long Arm sitting patiently waiting. I use the table part as storage for stationery supplies and underneath for fabric. I do turn it on regularly to keep it oiled but I do still hope to have time to actually quilt with it again. Will let you know how February turns out, as we go.
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