What would we do without our friends? Really! I just don't think I would be worth a penny! Thank you Marah for the very lovely Frida matchbox. You.....always thoughtful....always thinking of others. It was weird because that Frida matchbox looks so much like one that Lisa: Wild over Wine got me from Mexico about a year ago. She is always getting me and Pocket full of Pretty's something when she goes somewhere. I'm so glad for every single friend that has entered my journey. Not just because they give me things.....but because they contribute so much to my life. I can't say enough. Mush Mush.
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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