Showing posts with label Sewing Machine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sewing Machine. Show all posts
Once upon a time, there lived a Mouse named Molly.

Molly was a vibrant Mouse, full of energy and smiles. She liked to chew on rubber cords, sniff inside her pet cat's ear, and nibble on her own tail. Her very favourite thing to do, however, was to play with shiny Christmas baubles.
Molly knew she was a special Mouse. She knew most mice had to live in small cages and run on strangely repetitive wheels. She also knew they had to eat very odd foods and that they weren't allowed to nibble on their own tails. Molly didn't think she would like a life like that, and Molly knew what she liked.

There was one thing that Molly didn't know, however. One very important thing.

Molly didn't actually exist.

Molly was merely a figment of her owner's imagination, but she was a figment that was slowly coming to life. But why slowly? Well, her owner, the Giant Pepperberry Mouse, was lovingly bringing her to life, but because Giant Pepperberry Mouse's Sewing Machine was currently on holiday, she was creating her by hand. And creating a vibrant Mouse like Molly by hand sure took time!

So far, Molly had two ears...

A nose...

And some arms...

All made out of this glorious Organic Cotton, Vegetable-Dyed, Hand-Woven, Fair-Trade fabric.

But Molly felt confident she would grow up to be a Big, Strong Mouse who would be able to play with Christmas Baubles and nibble on a tail that existed. She felt this confidence because she knew that Giant Pepperberry Mouse was on a mission: Mission Molly the Mouse!


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P.S. Would you like to bring your very own little Mouse to life? Visit the endlessly talented Jodie over at Ric Rac to download the free pattern!

P.P.S. Thank you for all of your entries in the Finki/Tuesday Tales Giveaway! Molly the Mouse has deemed that the lovely Kelly O. from John's Daughter is the winner due to the fact that the Finki Notepads remind her of her father, who has passed and whom she celebrated daily in her blog. See you next Tuesday for another inspiring Tale!
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What a helpful bunch you are!

I've been flooded with suggestions since posting about my wonderful birthday present of a choose-your-own sewing machine. You gave me brand names (hello, Bernina!), suggestions about which functions to get, and even links to incredible sewing superstores in Melbourne.

Inspired by your endless ideas, I began to expand m
y list of features that I wanted in my ideal sewing machine. These included an automatic threader, an automatic cutter, a speed-control function, a top-loading bobbin, great stitch tension, a variety of fun stitches (because I have to learn the hard way that I'm never going to use them!!), and, of all the strange things, the ability to embroider patterns that I've designed on my computer. Why? Why not!

I spent hours in a sewing store, annoying staff with zillions of questions and sewing up a storm on a variety of machines. At the end of the day, I left with my brand new baby girl, Charlie...



A Brother Innovis 900. Unfortunately for Bernina, Husqvana, Janome and Juki, they just couldn't offer me this exciting list of features, a reasonable price and a ridiculously cute purple cover:


- 119 utility, satin , decorative and cross stitches;
- 10 one-step buttonholes;
- 170 embroidery designs and the ability to create my own;
- an LCD touch-screen;
- an advanced needle threader;
- an automatic thread cutter;
- the ability to set the needle position;

- speed control;
- a drop-in bobbin; and
- a 7-point Feed Dog system

Did I mention I'm a bit of a technology nerd? I heart computerised everything!

After I'd spent the day in the store, I was ol' mates with the staff, and they piled my arms with this luscious treasure chest of goodies...

and charged me less than $70.00... gasp!

So, from Charlie and I, thank you so much for all of your help. We're sewing up a storm, embroidering naughty words, and getting creative with stitches. Here's to every crafter's sewing machine dreams coming true!

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