Lucy is my sewing machine. Since we are such good friends I thought she deserved a name, you know?
Well, Lucy and I had our first falling out today when I broke her.
Poor girl.
I was trying to make buttonholes on my Sew-Along skirts and when I tried to pull down the buttonhole lever (for the first time since bringing her home) it wouldn't stay down. Well, I tried and tried. I pulled the white plastic part off and luckily it went right back on. The trouble started when I tried sewing and pulling the lever at the same time. It just wouldn't budge after that. And since the lever is stuck, the machine won't sew.
Sorry, Lucy. Please forgive me.
I guess I should have taken the advice that I give my kids quite often: "don't force things. It makes them break."
Good advice, wouldn't you say?
Well, what this boils down to is that when we meet up on Flickr tomorrow, the picture that I post of my skirt will be a bit deceiving since it will be held on with pins instead of buttonholes and ties.
Just don't tell anyway, OK? The Sew-Along teacher is supposed to have things together. I also won't mention that I did one of the steps wrong on my skirt. Since it still worked, there is no need to share that information.
See you tomorrow!