The Anonymous Blueberry Muffin Thief Sews...

I don't do spring cleaning, I'm usually too busy, but as the weather is finally heating up, I've had to accept that my sewing machine needs servicing. It's full of lint that I can't get out, and the tensioning is acting up beyond what I can fix. So it's off to be looked at today. And hopefully it won't take too long, as I have a banner that needs to be finished for the end of August. In the mean time, I'm planning on getting on with cutting up fabric for projects, and some hand sewing. The banner need embroidery, so I need some practice.

Emergency xmas present almost finished, well, about half way there. It turned out there was more hand stitching involved than I thought, but hey. It's going ok. I've just bought buttons for it, and new needles for my machine because sewing through fleece and then suede and felt has basically destroyed my last decent needle. Knitting is coming along. Fibonacci scarf is about 66% done, lacework scarf hasn't actually been touched in about a week, but I have until Boxing Day to get that done, and I'm not actually doing anything on Christmas day, so I have a chance. My tree isn't up because I currently don't have any room. Soooon (the plan is to do it on sunday, when all my sewing stuff should have gone away for a couple of days and I can move furniture).   And here is the current state of the sewing table. Fabric, patterns, baking paper and suede jacket. Mwahaha.   And this is me and my squid, for size reference. I'm about 5' 6 (on a good d...