Waiting Game

Still no oilcloth :( . I am beginning to fear it will never arrive!

On a happier note I went out with a friend to some local sewing shops yesterday to get the lay of the land. The Bernina shop she has always gone to is consolidating with a shop the next town over, so that's is good to know. I wanted to find out how much it would cost to service my machine since it is from eBay and I don't know the last time it was serviced. Instead of telling me how much it would cost the proprietor informed me it was stupid to buy things from eBay due to warranties, etc. (I don't regret my choice and I always realize I am taking a risk on eBay purchases). I told him I had already bought the sewing machine and wasn't getting a new one anytime soon so it was moot at this point. Servicing it will cost $150 so I am going to have to put it off for a bit, or find another shop where it costs less. I have no point of reference on sewing machine care so I don't know if that is reasonable or not. We also went to the shop in the next town over to check it out - they have some very beautiful printed cottons for quiliting. Then we hit up JoAnn's Veteran's Day Sale. I had a game plan so I didn't spend to much. I  ended up with seven yards of muslin for when I buy my Hot Patterns skirt to practice on and a Simplicity pattern (Simplicity 2766) I had been eye-balling since they were only a dollar.

My friend also gave me a rotary mat and cutter she had extras of. I am sooooo greatful as I had really been wanting these but did not know when I was going to be able to purchase them.

So for now I don't have a game plan. I am waiting on my oilcloth to come for my next project. I might try to piece together a pillowcase from some of my spare material. We will see how that goes. On a happy note Project Runway Season 3 Disc 1 just showed up from Netflix, so I can watch that while the Hubs plays his new video game in the other room.