Off the Clock

While I'm still im patiently waiting for Phoebe to get here, Lynn Rowe from Pattern Review found a link for the new Pfaff . There is a youtube video for it as well. So now, for your viewing pleasure, may I present the Pfaff Ambition 2.0!

When Jeff is not here Mallory tends to sleep on his side of the bed. Then there is always a problem of cat fur all over his pillow and sheets. Holly prefers the foot of the bed so is not so much of a problem. So in an effort to keep harmony in the house I decided Mallory needs a cat bed to sleep in on the bed. I have a store-bought bed that she lays in next to me on the couch which is the one on the right. The problem is the hole in the middle is too small for her and she ends up half in and half out. So of course I decided to make one. I used the safari fabric I used to make Sergio's cover for the base and I had scraps of animal print fleece to use for the top and sides. I sandwiched a layer of quilt batting between the base and top and stuffed the sides with craft batting/stuffing. First I basted the quilt sandwich together and then I basted one edge of the sides to it. In hindsight I could have done that in one step rather than two but I was making this up as I went. I th...

Just a quick post to announce that the home renovations are done and life can get back to normal! Wheee! I have to say that I've got some amazing family that made this project turn out beautifully.  And it was a short project (three weeks), so I didn't have to go through months of home invasion like when I had my kitchen gutted and remodeled or added the sunroom. This time around it was just having the nasty carpet removed from the hallway and stairs and having new flooring put down there as well as in the living room.  Then I had all new moldings (white - moving into the 21st century!) and doors and a fresh coat of paint on the walls. My brother-in-law and my step-son sourced the materials for me from their suppliers (they are both in the home renovation business) and my nephew took on the project for me.  I couldn't be happier with the final results.  I'm especially happy with what he did with the stairs.  Everything looks modern and with pets this will...

No, the new Pfaff isn't here yet.  But I've been wresting with what to do for my sewing space.  First I had converted the closet in my dressing room (Steve's old room) into a sewing space by installing a countertop at desk height.  It worked ok for shorter sewing sessions but it was a little cramped for longer sessions and was a bit of a pain moving the machines back and forth between sewing and serging.  Then I moved the sewing into Danielle's old room where I could have the tv on and used a 2' x 4' folding table.  The setup was working but the table did tend to vibrate and bounce around a lot when running Sergio.  I've been checking Kijiji.ca every day to see what's out there with the thought of buying an old desk and working with that - I needed something with some weight.  Then I finally decided to quit being such a cheap b@stard and buy the desk I want !  I'm tired of trying one thing after another and not being happy with it, so I wanted to...

My dealer spoke with Pfaff last week and was told the 2.0's will be in North America for distribution the first week of March. Apparently my name is at the top of the list.  I feel like a little kid waiting for Santa lol There is a very indepth review that does a comparison between the Ambition line and the Expression line. When I was test driving the Ambition at the store I asked the dealer what the difference is between the two lines and one of the things was the Expression line has a bigger motor. The review linked above discusses how well both lines deal with a heavy load such as six layers of denim without missing stitches, although the Ambition made more noise about it. With the 2.0 having a bigger motor I wonder if it then puts it closer to the Expression line. Obviously there are other differences such as having a wider bed and doing extra tricks but as I am (at least for now) simply a garment sewer I LOVE the idea of a bigger motor to tackle denim and corduroy jeans....