The Gods of 'Making Good Decisions in Jodys Favour' are smiling - Day 11 Blog'fest

Something's going on.
Good stuff is happening - in abundance
and I'm going to share it, talk about it and savour every moment...

I took a punt and replaced the Overlocker I killed

(turns out they don't like bouncing around in the boot of your car)

with one I spied on Ebay.

I got her for a reasonable price ($101.75)
and she was only an hour away, not the other side of the country
which seems to be where most overlockers needing new homes are 

and she's from the Bernina family (my favourite domestic sewing machine family)
I call that a win-win.....win!

This never happens - a shop assistant making an on the spot decision,
off her own bat, without having to consult with 3 other people -
well it happened twice yesterday,
in the same shop, with 2 different shop assistants!

 

Yesterday I took Stella to a fabric shop to get materials for her new Wasamba costume.

She has graduated from Shaker to Drum 

so her costume colour changes from Yellow & Black to Orange & Black 

any hoo

we chose orange fur for the Corset to go with the orange netting for the Tutu

(think Steam Punk Fairy)

when I went to pay for the fur a separate piece fell away from the main bolt,

it was slightly marked along the selvedge & a bit longer than I needed 

but not a length that would be sellable I guess once cut into 

I was offered it for $2m rather than $17.95 

and then on the way out we spied a Bowler Hat, perfect for her costume once tissied up,

it was $5.95 and when the assistant could see I didn't have coins she said I could have it for $5!

In the interest of discretion and no one getting in the shit this shop shall remain nameless.

  

Also yesterday, I was booked for a weekend REinventing workshop in Lake Grace.
I'll be gone for 4 days, 2 of which will see me and a group of women totally immersed in creating, while talking, laughing, eating & drinking - yeha!

Then this morning I got the good news
that the Thursday Tresillian 'Wardrobe Surgery' workshop was going ahead -
which will be a huge relief to some familiar faces.
It does mean my Thursdays for 8wks will be exhausting
as I'm there all day - how much fun can one person survive!