And the winner is…
Welshamethyst (very closely followed by texaswren, madame urushiol, and KiwiKimi – easy to spot which of my friends list have an interest in antiques!), who spotted the distinctive swirls of an old Singer sewing machine:
Welshamethyst (very closely followed by texaswren, madame urushiol, and KiwiKimi – easy to spot which of my friends list have an interest in antiques!), who spotted the distinctive swirls of an old Singer sewing machine:
Back at work this week after a much-needed break, during which I had time to re-think a few priorities. It’s finally starting to occur to me that I’ve got too many commitments (what with work and study and union activism and bookcrossing and ESOL-HT…) and I’m not really coping with them all as well as…
Nope, that definitely doesn’t line up. Even though I spent ages checking and double-checking and was sure it lined up properly before I sewed the final seam, I must have moved it slightly while I was sewing it and now it is just off enough to be totally noticeable (to me, anyway), so I’m going…
Thursday 21 October 2010 This is a bit of an experiment. I’ve failed miserably at properly blogging trips in the past, because by the time I get home to my computer I’m usually exhausted and the last thing I want to do is sit down and try and bash words into shape. When I’m most…
Bright and early on Sunday morning, Father Outlaw walked up to the campervan hire place (which is conveniently close to our place – sometimes the advantages of living near the airport really do outweigh the disadvantages (like being woken in the middle of the night by the rumble of the huge Starlifter plane taking off…
Border complete, and metallics added: And backstitch done: Now all that remains is to add the date and name details in the spaces above and below the horse (though I’m also contemplating unpicking the eyes of the upper right bear and repositioning them – I put them where the pattern indicated, but I reckon he…
This year seems to be disappearing faster than I’ve got time to draw breath. I can’t figure out where it’s all gone. At this rate it’ll be Christmas before we know it. Maybe it’s because I’m having such a busy year that it’s going so fast – between work, study, bookcrossing, and my union involvement,…
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Thanks for removing that 😉
It looks like an old-fashioned sewing machine to me – the sort Amy might have had 🙂
PS: A belated Happy Christmas 🙂 Sounds like you had a good one.
I love it! Very nice work!