all tangled up.

i'm back. but just to update all of you who think the sewing classes are going great. :/

wednesday night i was humbled. before then, i thought i was making pretty good progress, doing ok, grasping concepts well, etc. then i went to class and i could NOT get my machine to do anything. all i needed to do was sew a neckband onto the sleeper, but every seam was loopy on the bottom. i spent 2.5 hours ripping out 3 (crappy) attempts. the instructor attempted to sew as well, but got the same result no matter what the thread tension was set at. i was sooooo frustrated.

so then the instructor allows me to use her machine. keep in mind i really don't know ANYTHING about machines (which is why i can't figure out mine) so i tried to load in the bobbin. hers is not a drop in, mine is; i took apart what i thought was necessary to get the bobbin in. then i couldn't figure it out so i took it up to the instructor and just about gave her a heart attack. i had disassembled her entire bobbin assembly and taken it apart so thoroughly that she would have to take her machine to the shop to get it fixed. i felt like complete shit. :( not only had i disabled MY machine (somehow?!?!) but i had broken hers too. ugh.

but the instructor sat down and tried to put it together and after about 10 minutes she got it. big frickin' sigh of relief from me. i wiped my tears away (yes, i'm almost 30 and i was crying over this!) and she threaded the bobbin for me and i managed to sew ONE seam in 3 hours.

when i got home my mom & i tried to figure out what was wrong. all i can think of is that i wasn't holding onto the threads when i started sewing. (i would make sure they were to the back, but i don't recall holding onto them at all times.) but how could i have done that for practically 3 HOURS?!? and the instructor did the same thing?!?! ugh.

anyway, i sewed a bit today with no problems. the instructor showed us how to put in a zipper and that's my next step so i think i might try & do it with my mom's help (refreshing my memory :)).

i'm kind of down on sewing today. but the instructor did put a positive look on me breaking her machine. she said that in all her years of sewing that she had never had to sit down and try to put her bobbin assembly back together. now if it ever happens again, she knows that she got it once so she can get it again. thanks, teach :)

today my mom made some yummy homemade chix noodle soup. it was sooo good. she even made her own noodles. roasted the chicken (and yes she bought the chicken at the store just like everyone else, no chicken coop in our backyard! :)). made her own broth. at times i wonder if i will ever put that much effort into something i know i can buy for $1.00 a can at the store. but this was just excellent. and i put in my something special too.

i made bread sticks. i was hoping to make decent breadsticks out of a package of pizza crust mix. i mixed up the crust, added extra garlic salt and italian seasonings, spread it out on the cookie sheet, and baked it for 10 minutes (425 degrees). then i slathered on some melted butter on top. i had hoped the crust would rise more but it didn't. so we ended up having something like heavily seasoned crackers. it was pretty good...one of those mistakes that was pretty tasty. and i felt very martha-ish that i had made something so tasty out of just a package of pizza crust mix.

anyway, it's late. the kids will be up early (as always) so i'm off to bed. goodnight, folks :)