you, too, can NOT reupholster your own furniture with a girl scout badge in sewing!
Okay, so my lazyboy chair has been disassembled now for about a month, and what was supposed to be a weekend project has turned into a nightmare. Most recently, I ordered a new throat plate and put it on the sewing machine, and then, quite suddenly, the damned thing stopped working. Now, it IS an antique, but it IS ALSO a Singer. I figured after taking a two week break from the chair, the machine would have miraculously fixed itself, but no such luck. I tried everything, had the tools out, adjusted the setting, everything. Finally, I broke down and took it in for service, with a piece of material to show just how screwed the machine really is. The repairman gave the machine the once over, looked up at me and smiled. "Oh God, I said, how much is it gonna cost me?" I asked. He laughed and said, "I'm not gonna charge you for your own stupidity. Your machine is fine. You've got your needle in backwards." Maybe, just maybe, after this weekend, I'll actually be able to stop sitting on the floor :)
But now, I want a new sewing machine. Cuz, you know, I actually sew something every three or four years. I entered a drawing for a free one--a $4900 machine (no, I did NOT forget a decimal point). It's computerized--you hit a button, lay some material down, go brew a cup of cappucino and come back to a wedding gown. Beads and everything. The best thing about it? It even holds your beer.
But now, I want a new sewing machine. Cuz, you know, I actually sew something every three or four years. I entered a drawing for a free one--a $4900 machine (no, I did NOT forget a decimal point). It's computerized--you hit a button, lay some material down, go brew a cup of cappucino and come back to a wedding gown. Beads and everything. The best thing about it? It even holds your beer.