Husqvarna Viking Tribute 140C

Well it's FINALLY here.  My Husqvarna Viking Tribute 140C.  Isn't she a beauty!?!

I have wanted a new machine for years, and found a screaming deal on this one, so I went for it.  So far I am more than satisfied!  She drives so smoothly, like a Lincoln Town Car as my mom would say.  So I put her to work right away and made up some rice pack shells.  What do you think??

Can't wait to hop back on tonight.  Feels good to look forward to creating!

My cousin asked me what I was going to name her.  After I pondered for a bit I decided to name her Astrid which is of Scandinavian origin meaning divine strength, beautiful goddess, and/or fair.  

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Holly.Rae.

Back in the saddle again!

Horses??  No way, not me!  Sewing of course!  

Yesterday I was in the middle of a project - Sewing, ironing, sewing, ironing and so on - when the inexplicable happened.  

I went to sew a strip of fabric and the darn thing was going in reverse.  I thought I was crazy at first, so I tried again, and then again, but it was still sewing in reverse (whew, not crazy!).  So I held down the reverse lever to see if it had mysteriously switched placed with forward, still sewed in reverse!?!  

After many Google searches and a tear down, E. and I were staring, yes blankly, at the guts of my machine.  We fiddled and poked for awhile, okay I was the one fiddling and poking, he was analyzing and inspecting. 

After a couple hours I was chomping at the bit to buy a new machine and it was late so we threw in the towel for the night. Zzzzzzzz

The next morning I reassembled the machine, mostly so I could get the mess out of my kitchen.  Then E. came over pushed a button or a lever or whatever miracle was performed, and poof the feed dogs were moving in the right direction.  

There was a small celebration which included jumping up and down excitedly, and then back to work.  

But before I put my project in the machine I thought I should experiment with a test piece, and boy am I glad I did!  The stitches seemed to have a mind of their own.  The regular old stitch was sewing a stretch stitch. Strange you say?  Not really, remember I said I was the one that reassembled it??  I installed the stitch selector knob upside down!  Ohh well for now, it's back up and running!  

Thank you dear Hub-E.!!

So, here is what I was able to finish:

This apron is for my niece, she turns eight today! Happy Birthday Megan!!

Holly.Rae.

Pretty Little Apron

I've been wanting to sew an apron for, geeze, forever now.  So, I decided since it's a long weekend, I was going to get it done.  I wanted to make it completely out of left over scraps from previous projects.  I found a stash of partially pieced fabric from a quilt I had made for my mother-in-law.  Perfect!  Love the colors, and I am super excited with how it turned out.  This was my first experience with sewing pleats, love them!

I think I will make some matching potholders to go with it.  Let me know if you sew one up for yourself, and make sure to post pics!

Where I dug it up: honeybearlane 



Holly.Rae.