sew easy...

A few years ago for my birthday, my mom gave me this 8 inch tall sewing maching to use specifically for scrapbooking. I have thought alot about it, even the day I moved it into the garage. This weekend I finally decided to dust it off and give it a whirl. It has one speed, one style of stitch, and resembles a toy... how hard could it be? After reading the directions written for a trilingual, I proceeded to loop, bob, and thread the machine. It was intense, I may have even broke a little sweat.

Here are my four glorious lines of stitching...Can you tell which one i forgot to put the "presser foot" down for? hee hee. Let's just keep that between you and I... I don't think I am ready to be known as a seamstress quite yet. But it was fun to try. And I do like the texture it adds to a page. And the paw print paper is actually fabric with an adhesive backing.

And another "while its still fresh in my mind" layout from our recent vacation.

I am really enjoying printing my own pictures these days. I especially love the ability to print wallet size photos right from home... that size is really versatile on a 12 X 12.
Okay, off to start a quilt...