The Gears

Yes!  The gears to replace the worn out ones on my Bernina have come in!  

Finally...

I say "finally" because I have the feeling the gears have been there for a while but no one called me to let me know....  which is important because I brought my barely working machine home before Christmas so I could finish up a couple of small projects. 

The shop owner did an excellent customer service spiel...   

"... blah blah... holidays... blah blah... closed for inventory...  blah blah blah... work backed up... blah-dee-blah-blah..."   

...but, I'm not sure how that negates the fact that I was not called when the gears came in.

Anyhoo...  a friend and are making a road trip this morning to take my precious Bernina to have her gears replaced...  and do a little fabric shopping and lunching out...

I can live with that!

Triskaidekaphobia

Do know what today is?

Yes, that's right!  Friday the 13th!  As someone who was born on the 13th (but not on a Friday the 13th), any 13th of the month has been lucky for me!

 I've never been superstitious and black cats are just like any other kitty to me!

Triskaidekaphobia: Unreasoning fear of the number 13! 

   

Nope... not me!

Coffee Cozy

The other day, I posted about making a coffee cozy using Rachel's tutorial/pattern.

I have actually made four... one for a gift to a friend and one for each of the schools to which I am assigned.

Not only does the cozy keep my hands from the heat of the hot beverage in the cup... but also keeps the coffee/tea hot longer.

It took a little fiddling with the pattern...  *rip, rip, rip*   ...but I finally got the right size to fit the cup.   Next project:  a coffee cozy to fit my mugs here at the house.... sorta like this one...

Coffee Cozy found HERE on Etsy

I may be machine-less but I still got projects going!