DIFFUSERS, AND MORE SEWING.

 

Yesterday one of my lovely readers asked what diffuser did we buy?

So here goes:

We both chose one, going on what smell, and bottle we liked.

ABOVE:  I chose this one because the bottle is gorgeous, and the smell is not too floral.

ABOVE:  And Stew chose this one because he liked the smell.  The bottle is very cute too.

I have never had diffusers before, so have no idea how long they last?  Can you get more of the liquid when it runs out?  Do the sticks last forever, or do you need to get new sticks too?

Now, moving on to today.  I have one more Fat Bottomed Ladies runner to get ready for stitching.  Then I will have five ready to go. 

Four of the ones ready to go have three ladies on them, and one has only two ladies.  So maybe I shall make one with four ladies, and another one with only two.

I shall be ringing the sewing machine shop today, to see if there is any news on McDreamy.  The lady in the shop said she would find out for me, so fingers crossed!

Right, that's me for now... I have no idea what Stew will get up to today... he doesn't have any 'hobbies' as such.  That will have to change one day, when he's home all day, every day.  One thing we are planning on doing together is playing snooker!  And maybe Pickleball!  I almost went to a Beginners class of Pickleball last night, but I wasn't feeling very well.

Probably not as unwell as other people, sorry other people. 

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...  11.15 am and I ring the sewing machine shop to see what's happening with McDreamy.  'N' said "Oh it's here, sorry I forgot to ring you".  We jump in the car and drive over to Frankton to get him.

BUT, before I leave the shop, I said to 'N',  I want to test it out, before taking it home again.

ABOVE:  And so up on the desk he went, and I sat down and tried a couple of stitches I use all the time.

*SCREAMS*.... it is still not working properly !!!

I was beyond gutted, and then bloody annoyed as fuck!  WHY didn't the damn technician double check using stitches other than straight and ziz zag?  

Clearly there is a problem with the 'mother board'... which could cost thousands to replace.  In which case, I shall be getting a totally new machine.  No way am I sending thousands to fix a 13 year old machine.

Bearing in mind sewing machines should last 50+ years!  WTF?  

So, it's back to using 'Baby' for now... just piecing and doing basic shit.  I cannot get any runners finished now.

Deep breaths, I'm going to make our lunch, then continue getting runners ready for stitching.

5.05 pm, and it's all done for now.  6 Fat Bottomed Girl Runners ready for stitching.

SEWING MACHINES:  Mine does have a lot of 'fancy' stitches, but at the end of the day all I need is a machine that does straight stitch, satin stitch and Serpentine Stitch.  And has a wide 'throat', that's the gap between the needle and the right hand side of the work space.

The only machines that have the wide throat tend to be machines with all the 'fancy' stitches.  And they are expensive as F. 

Hence getting McDreamy in the first place.

I am going to do my homework if I have to get another machine, and hopefully find one that does what I need, and bugger all else.  Might be a pipe dream.

I am quite knackered now... it is very hot and humid in the sewing room.

We are going over to the kids in an hour or two, we are dropping Coco off.  She is going to have a sleep over and play date tomorrow while we are at market.

I feel really sorry for her when she's home alone too often.  And she just loves being over with the kids and Marley.

11 pm and I'm off to bed.  Hoping to get a decent sleep.