I admit it, I’m a child of the 80’s. We’ve been listening to Retroactive, which is a “station” that comes as part of our cable TV…it’s great. Anyway, so after that relaxing dance break, I’m back to working on this – my bag for my laptop:
That’s the “suggested” layout for the appliques, but not quite sure yet, I’m still stitching major stuff like the handle. I really like the way it’s turning out tho, but still wrestling with the *&^*%(&G;^ Sewing Machine!!! Ugh, it makes me crazy!
According to my good friend (who grew up sewing an hour a day….what a lucky girl!) my machine probably can’t handle it and I should borrow a serger, but I have an appt tomorrow and want to take it along, so I’m going to see what I can do my hand, supplemented with the machine. I do have a friend with a serger, and if worse comes to worse, I’ll borrow it!
UGH! I hate machines that make me feel stupid and inferior!

My 2021 “Phrase” of the year and Happy New Year!
So, one of my issues last year was stopping to just enjoy life. Unlike most people, we escaped the health and employment issues of crazy 2020 but I couldn’t help but wait for the “other shoe” to drop – basically waiting for something bad to happen. In searching for a