I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A FUN + SAFE NEW YEAR.

I WENT TO FIRST NIGHT IN FULLERTON AND THAT WAS FUN. THE FIREWORKS WERE AMAZING. THE BEST I HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST FEW YEARS ASIDE FROM DISNEYLAND AND THE BIG A.

I’M GLAD THE FULLERTON MUSEUM WAS OPEN BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID I WASN’T GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE PURSE & THE PERSON EXHIBIT. SOME OF THE PURSES WERE SO NICE AND I WISH I COULD HAVE TAKEN PICTURES OF EVERYTHING BUT THERE WAS SO MANY PEOPLE THERE. HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES

THIS SEWING KIT IS SO SPIFFY

I LOVE POST CARDS

2 OF MY FAVORITES

IF YOU LOVE PURSES AND ARE IN ORANGE COUNTY, YOU SHOULD GO CHECK IT OUT. I THINK IT’S CLOSES ON THE 4TH.

WHEN I BOUGHT MY LAWN MOWER (SEWING MACHINE) I WASNT SURE WHAT TO EXPECT .  I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE IT WAS ON SALE. I DIDN’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT SEWING MACHINES. I KNEW THAT SINGER HAD BEEN A SEWING MACHINE THAT HAD BEEN AROUND FOR YEARS AND THEY WERE VERY GOOD QUALITY. I HAVEN’T HAD A PROBLEM WITH MINE. I LOVE IT AND AFTER LEARNING A FEW THINGS  HERE  AND THERE I HAVE MANAGED TO KEEP IT OUT OF GETTING SERVICED AND HAVE AVOIDED REPLACING IT . THERE ARE FEATURES ON OTHER MACHINES THAT I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ON MINE. I WILL HAVE THEM IF I EVER HAVE TO REPLACE MINE BECAUSE I LEARNED THAT I NEED TO TAKE MY TIME WHEN LOOKING FOR A SEWING MACHINE AND THAT BRINGS ME TO MY

TIP OF THE DAY: WHEN SHOPPING FOR A SEWING MACHINE MAKE SURE YOU PAY ATTENTION TO FEATURES. MAKE SURE IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS PRACTICAL FOR YOU AND THAT IT DOESN’T HAVE STUFF  THAT YOU AREN’T EVEN GOING TO USE. DON’T JUST SPEND HUNDRED’S OF DOLLARS TO HAVE THE BEST MACHINE OUT THERE IF IT DOESN’T EVEN MATCH YOU. NOT ONLY IS IT A WASTE OF MONEY BUT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE HAPPY. THERE ARE TONS OF STORES OUT THERE THAT HAVE THEM ON DISPLAY AND WILL LET YOU PLAY WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE IT’S WHAT YOU WANT. BE SMART ABOUT IT BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE HAPPPY WITH YOUR MACHINE FOR YEARS AND NOT JUST FOR A FEW DAYS!

I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A FANTASTIC 2009

JANUARY WILL BE 3 YEARS THAT I HAVE BEEN SEWING.
I HAD BOUGHT MY LAWN MOWER (MY SEWING MACHINE) MONTH’S BEFORE THAT AND WASN’T SURE IF I WANTED TO TEACH MYSELF OR IF I WANTED TO TAKE A CLASS. I WENT WITH TAKING A CLASS AND THAT HAS GOT TO BE THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE. I WISH I WOULD HAVE DONE IT SOONER.

FOR THE FIRST 8 MONTH’S AFTER MY FIRST CLASS I WOULD COME HOME FROM WORK AND GO STRAIGHT TO THE SEWING MACHINE. I WENT INTO TOTE BAG PRODUCTION, I MADE ENOUGH TO LAST ME 10 YEARS LOL
I GAVE SO MANY TOTES AWAY.
THE GIRLS AT WORK AND THE SISTER LOVED IT.

8 MONTH’S, 50+ TOTE BAGS LATER MY LAWN MOWER STARTED MAKING THIS FUNNY NOISE. I HAD NOT EVEN HAD IT A YEAR AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIR. I DIDN’T PAY VERY MUCH FOR HER SO I WAS WORRIED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT AND I DIDN’T KNOW THAT IT WAS WORTH IT. I FIGURED I’D GET A NEW ONE DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH THEY SAID IT WOULD BE.

I KEPT SEWING WITH IT NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE NOISE, UNTIL ONE DAY I WAS MAKING A PET SCREEN POUCH AND THE NEEDLE BROKE. I CHANGED THE NEEDLE AND WOULDN’T YOU KNOW, IT FIXED THE NOISE. HA HA HA
ALL I NEEDED TO DO TO MAKE THAT FUNNY NOISE GO AWAY WAS CHANGE THE NEEDLE.

SINCE THEN, I CHANGE THE NEEDLE ONCE A MONTH OR EVERY 5-7 PROJECTS DEPENDING ON WHAT KIND OF FABRIC I AM USING.

SO THAT IS MY TIP OF THE DAY, CHANGE YOUR NEEDLE OFTEN. NOT ONLY WILL IT AVOID THE FUNNY NOISE ON YOUR MACHINE BUT NEW NEEDLES ALWAYS WORK BETTER WITH YOUR THREAD.

HELLO PEEP’S

I DECIDED I WANTED TO DO A TIP OF THE DAY HERE ON TOP STITCH.
THAT WILL PROBABLY KEEP THIS PLACE A LITTLE MORE ACTIVE

I AM NOT DOING IT BECAUSE I THINK I KNOW IT ALL WHEN IT COMES TO SEWING OR BECAUSE I HAVE SO MUCH ADVICE TO GIVE. I DECIDED TO DO IT BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY TIPS AND TRICKS THAT I HAVE LEARNED IN MY SHORT TIME SEWING. TIPS THAT I WISH SOMEBODY WOULD HAVE TOLD ME LOL

SOME OF THIS STUFF I LEARNED ON MY OWN FROM MAKING MISTAKES OR FROM JUST TRYING TO MAKE THINGS EASIER ON MYSELF

I’VE ALSO LEARNED FROM TAKING SEWING AND QUILTING CLASSES

FROM EXPERIENCED SEWERS

FROM PEEP’S ON LINE OR TUT’S I’VE COME ACCROSS

FROM THREAD TO FABRIC, FROM ROTARY CUTTERS TO QUILTING
I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT IT ALL!!

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS OR YOU JUST WANT TO GIVE ME STUFF TO TALK ABOUT LOL PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME MIANTIFAZ@GMAIL.COM

SO TODAY’S TIP OF THE DAY IS: WHEN QUILTING, PRESS AS YOU GO. IT’S SO VERY IMPORTANT OR YOUR QUILT WON’T HAVE THAT NICE CLEAN LOOK IT’S SUPPOSED TO HAVE.

THAT TIP COMES FROM MAKING THIS BAG FOR THE SISTER.

SEWING 116 2 I/2 INCH SQUARES WAS HARD WORK!

THAT’S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY. HAVE A GREAT WEEK