Happy New Year! Here we go again! I'm not ready to put my New Year's resolutions in writing yet. Still thinking on this. Meanwhile, let me share my latest JuJu doll with you. This one is special because it is the "all about me" JuJu. I had a nice conversation with a good friend yesterday about how we (women in general) tend to take care of everyone else and neglect ourselves. So, I think my resolutions will be about taking care of me. The end result will ultimately effect those I care for in a positive way. As the saying goes, "take care of yourself so you can take care of others". So, even though it may sound selfish.....it is really a gift for others. What will you do for you today? This year?
The top handbag is my most recent piece of art. LOL. Sewing on "marine vinyl" is not for the weak hearted. I had to "google" every trick in the book. You need to understand some of the basics of Vinyl before you start a project. I'm telling you this because I started the project before I knew.....which is typical of all of my projects. First, let me just say that vinyl is sticky and does not like to feed forward. It sticks and refuses to move without feeding with your hand from the back side and pulling from the other hand from the inside. Plus, after much research.....I learned that you must get a teflon foot which helps to feed the material through. You can also tape your foot with scotch tape-but the teflon foot was like 3.00 and well worth it. You will also want to do some trials on some pieces of the fabric (vinyl) that you are going to use to test out the tension and stitch length. Apparently, the weight of your thread is important, and you wa...
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