I recently purchased some new presser feet... foots? for the sewing machine(s).

The first one I bought was a clear open toe foot. I, of course, bought it AFTER doing the zigzag stitching on Easter Parade Bunnies [link] and San Francisco in Blue [link] . The foot is non-brand specific and fits the circa 1970 Kenmore machine I generally use.

Then on a separate trip to the store I picked up a walking foot and a quilter’s foot made by the same company. I’ve never managed to maintain a quarter inch seam on my own (and magnetic/tape guides cover the feed dogs on the one side); and one of the things that really bothered me with Baby’s Heritage [link] was all the shifting that occurred when I did the quilting.

I was so happy. I couldn’t wait to get home to try them out. But we had stopped at the store on our way to visit a relative, so it would be hours before I could try them. But I was still happy.

Unfortunately, shortly after we left the store, while waiting (stopped) at a red light, the vehicle behind us was rear ended (also waiting at the light), and ended up being launched into the back of our vehicle. Thankfully nobody was hurt, but we ended up spending about an hour on the side of the road getting the police reports taken care of. (We had both dogs with us… they thankfully were also okay, but they liked being on the side of the road even less than we did.)

I was little less happy.

We ended up not visiting our relative, but turned around and went home. At first I busied myself with empting the vehicle (so we could take it to a body shop), while my mother dealt with getting things taken care of with the insurance companies and letting people know we wouldn’t be showing up for a visit after all.

Later in the day I remembered to try the new quilter’s foot and walking foot. Insult was added to (lack of) injury though. The new feet didn’t fit the Kenmore.

Devastated may be too strong of a word for the situation, but in that moment, that’s what I was.

But, I decided that before returning the feet, I would try them on the 1930 Singer. So the next day I cleared off the cabinet, pulled out the machine, and tried the feet.

Success!

So now I have a clear open toe foot, a quilter’s foot and a walking foot. The only bad thing about having to use the Singer is that it ONLY does a forward straight stitch. So there will be no backstitching to lock threads or using a zigzag when quilting. The feet should make several of my projects easier, assuming I can manage my time effectively enough to even work on the projects.

Speaking of projects... I should be sewing now...

First Ten Feature

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The first ten (five as the five slots have been filled) people who comment on this journal (Again: Please comment stating you’re interested in being featured. I will only add you to the feature if you request it.) will have me go through their gallery and pick my three favorite deviations, which I will then feature in this journal.

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