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Skriven 2010-05-19 15:13:05 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 37880 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
Ärende: And Sew On                                               [1]
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Hi Janis,

 JK> > Brother is, surprisingly a decent name brand. They co-brand with
 JK> Singer > so they share a lot of features.  We got Rachel one when

 JK> Yes, now they are hard to tell apart :)  It wasn't that way, many
 JK> years ago though.  Many of the current machine parts are
 JK> interchangeable now.

Which makes it nicer for repair jobs. Easier than finding a proprietary
part.


 JK> > born; a couple of years later, got me the same model.  That's my "go
 JK> > with" (classes, travel, loan out, etc) machine.

 JK> I like the brother a lot.. I wish singer would incorporate the
 JK> thread-cassette and auto-threading features that the brother has :) :)

That's the one I've got.  Nice but I can't help wondering what will
happen if that goes bad.  Not all the Brothes use it.


 JK>  Singer's really stinks (grin).. You can get it to auto-thread, but
 JK> it's more work than it's worth! The brother has a nice even stitch as
 JK> well.  I almost went with a brother when I got my embroidery machine,
 JK> but decided the less expensive Singer was a better deal all around
 JK> (depends on a laptop for it's 'brains' (g)).

I've seen that one.  A lap top is better than a desk top. (G)


>> she has made some neat things with it.. One was a Komono dress for a
>> costume party in Ithaca - it came our really pretty.   I was impressed
>> (g). Other than that kind of thing, she doesn't really sew much.

 JK> > Both Rachel & Deborah go on fits and starts with sewing.  They've
 JK> never > done anything too fancy but, at least know how to use the
 JK> machine.  Some > of their friends don't even know how to sew on a
 JK> button.

 JK> Yes, I hear that as well..

Just like some can only cook with packaged microwave stuff.  Give them a
microwave cook book and they won't know what to do.

 JK> > OTOH, I only worked part time, for a couple of years, when we were
 JK> in > Germany.  I'd go to work after the girls went to school and be
 JK> > before they got home.  Sometimes it meant grabbing a quick lunch
 JK> from a > bratwurst stand but I could eat it on the bus. (G)

 JK> I bet that was so good :)  Wish we had them around here (bg)

Good but too many calories for a regular basis.


>> Oh I can just imagine that :(  Good thing you were there to help!

 JK> > Agreed! I also did some cooking that David asked me to repeat before
 JK> I > went back to GA.  His favorite was the meat loaf I made with
 JK> sauteed
 JK> > bell peppers and onions in it.  That was an experiment; when I
 JK> repeated > it for Steve, he suggested I continue to make it that way.
 JK> (G)

 JK> Interesting flavors, no doubt.  Were the sauteed vegetables left-over
 JK> from sausage and peppers?  That would probably taste really good (g).

They were cooked just for the meat loaf but no seeing why extras
couldn't be done up ahead.  I'm doing fajitas for supper tonight--bell
peppers and onions with a Mexican, instead of Italian, flavor.


 JK> > I actually have been more of a garment maker over the years.  I'm
 JK> > waiting on a call back now on a project.

 JK> Very neat.  My sisters constantly contact me about making this or that
 JK> for them.. :)  Before the puppies it wasn't a big deal.. now everytime
 JK> I go in the sewing room, I have to shoo them out!  argh...

Agreed but they're good for you.  Comic relief if not anything else. (G)

 JK> the > seams.  And, I was able to custom fit Rachel's wedding gown as I
 JK> made it > for her. (G)  She and Deborah cooked and cleaned up the
 JK> kitchen some
 JK> > nights, allowing me more sewing time.

 JK> My daughter decided to wear one of my aunt's wedding dresses.. it was
 JK> beautiful on her .. I did make her wedding cake (she helped (g)), and
 JK> the reception dinner.  It was an outdoor tent wedding, and thankfully
 JK> the weather was nice in Louisville (g).

It was nice for Rachel's wedding too--nice and hot.  AZ at the end of
June.  Not quite monsoon season but a fair amount of humidity.  We were
inside a church building--with AC.


>> That sounds rough :(  It must not be real easy for him..

 JK> > He's up late most nights with school work.  Quite the challenge but
 JK> he's > doing well, overall.

 JK> I'm glad to hear that!

Finals are this week & next; I think he's working on the Hebrew one now.


 JK> > Or, sometimes I'll just shut my eyes for 5-10 minutes.

 JK> hehe.. I do that as well.. it's something that always worked for me.
 JK> It was funny because Ron never could stand doing it.

Just enough to refresh.................


>> > Mine are packed 2 terms to one of his semesters.
>> That's a lot of work ..

 JK> > Yes, but I was talking last night with the director of my
 JK> program--she > told me that some more will be offered as week end
 JK> intensives soon.
 JK> > That will allow people who work during the week & can't do the week
 JK> > night classes to take a class that goes Friday afternoon/evening and
 JK> all > day Saturday, with school work before and after that week end.

 JK> Wow.. now THAT would tire my brain out (g)

It does!  I took one the Friday & Saturday before our Sunday anniversary
last fall.  Since we had church plans, we went out for dinner Saturday
night.  I had a hard time staying awake. (G)


 JK> > I'll do the on line registration in a few days; then I'll know if we
 JK> > will have crazy Tuesdays this fall or not.

Postponed the registration until probably after finals.


>> > A small gathering but a good time is anticipated.  You know all
>> involved > but for Carol's husband.

>> Yep - it was so great meeting everyone :)

 JK> > Agreed there--you feel like it's a family reunion.

 JK>  Yep :)

 JK> > BTW, Steve saw a
 JK> > speidie sauce in Food Lion last night.

 JK> That's interesting :)  Binghamton NY fare is spreading a bit (grin)..
 JK> and actually, I did see a cooking magazine last year with an entire
 JK> section on "spiedies" :)

They are good, at least the ones that Michael made. We liked the lamb
better--and we've got lots of rosemary that could be used for skewers.


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