Update from the battlefield

I don't know if I have lost the war because I am giving up on my sewing machine, or if I've won it because I'm taking the high road and walking away. I guess it doesn't really matter, because my sewing machine is an inanimate object and therefore does not have feelings. I do, however. I was at my wits end tonight trying to sew more squares. I bought this big spool of heavy-duty thread only to find out that it was too big to fit onto the top of my sewing machine! It wasn't rotating properly, which was causing the thread to snap. I almost snapped.

So my mom, hearing my cries of frustration and rage, called my grandmother and she's going to pick up HER sewing machine tomorrow. I'm going to go ahead and assume that it is a slightly better quality, or at least not worse. If it's the same quality with the same problems, I'll just have to deal with it I guess. If it's better quality though, that would be ideal. Cause you know, I'd like to finish this thing before I move out of the province...

In midst of duking it out with my dollar-store sewing machine, I had a bit of a breakdown and convinced myself that if I couldn't make a sewing machine work, I couldn't do ANYTHING. The wonderful boyfriend cheered me up later,though, explaining to me that I am in fact good at many things including baking and conversation. He can always cheer me up. ♥

So yes, the blanket is still a work in progress but at least I haven't set it on fire. Yet.

♥♥♥

Monica