Well, it's been a few days since my last post, and I have to say that after the initial shock I am feeling much better about things. My family has a lot of blessings, and I have come to feel that things usually do settle in the right places, and work out for the best in the long run. Even though we are in a period of change I can shrug off the stress and continue to enjoy my family and the present, and I do.

I was a little down for a few days, I will admit, but not down and out. I used those days to clean up my sewing area and now my machines are sparkling clean, oiled and run like butter. I made a dress for my daughter out of some fabric that has been sitting in my stash for YEARS-I'll post a pic in a bit when I can get her to model. I also majorly decluttered. I have a ton of fabric, notions and patterns that I am ready to move out! Hopefully I can sell them quick and get excited about working on some new projects.

For Christmas this year I bought the kids a sewing machine. I have a Singer 221 Featherweight that I had been letting F sew on, but it is in need of a tune-up and because it has sentimental value to me (it was my Grandmother's) and it is also a rather sought after machine, I decided to retire that for my own use. I settled on this Hello Kitty machine by Janome. I didn't try it out in person, but the reviews were good and the price was right, and I have to admit that the cuteness factor won me over. Well, let me tell you, this machine is a GEM! I am very, very pleased with it. In fact, I would be happy to use this machine as my own. I honestly thought that it would be like one of those low end Singers that you can buy at Target or Walmart. But this is a sturdy machine! With metal parts! And an awesome stitch!
C is working on her skills-sewing pretty with Hello Kitty!







Hopefully F will come around and the girliness of this machine won't deter him. He is a pretty good (um, what's the male word for seamstress? Taylor? That doesn't sound right) sewer, and I really did buy it for both of them.

Now I have 5 machines in this house. Is that crazy? For the amount of sewing (or maybe I should say non-sewing) that I do, yes, I think it is a little over the top!