Work, Sleep, Randomness, and TastyBite
June 19, 2007
Work is going well and it is quite plentiful. I’m developing a diaper bag, a new clutch, and a new bag with bamboo handles this week.
Sleep is not going so well and it is not plentiful. Exhaustion ensues!
I am trying to sell an industrial sewing machine and an industrial serger that one of my seamstresses has stored here. She was going to use it but then decided not to so I am trying to get rid of them, besides, I get to keep 50% of the proceeds.
I hate the shipping costs to Hawaii so I am taking steps to remedy that. I had been planning a trek to San Francisco for the annual fabric buying show for the trade later in the year to get my fabric for the year. I figured that would save me time and money but a new opportunity has presented itself. A Hawaii manufacturer of aloha/Hawaiian fabric will actually bring ALL the fabric to my house so I never have to go anywhere and I get wholesale prices. I cannot beat that and I do not pay any shipping costs.
Has anyone ever eaten TastyBite Indian food? It is already cooked and ready to eat and it comes in a little pouch. I had it when I visited my parents because they don’t allow any real cooking in their kitchen - only microwave pouch cooking. Anyway, I thought they were really quite good (which is very surprising) but they were really healthy (low-fat, not high in calories, and the sodium is not bad either). They also have Thai food as well. I ordered some online and had it shipped to my parents so they could send it to us. I was not paying $150 to have it shipped to Hawaii overnight when I could pay just $9 and my parents could send it in a flat-rate box.
Now, I am waiting for an email that has not come that I need for a meeting. Joyous.
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My-oh-my I want to learn how to sew. I have this $1200 Bernina sewing machine that I inherited and I haven’t figured out a way to do more with it than make a very simple quilt that I don’t need.
comment by Polly Poppins — June 19, 2007 @ 11:44 am
Usually, craft stores have more sewing classes (both beginner & advanced) - like Michael’s, JoAnn, etc. You could always put an ad in the paper or craigslist for someone to teach you how to use your machine to its fullest… I was in a similar situation - my grandmother gave me her old Bernina too and it was full of bells and whistles that I had no idea how to use. When I moved I had to get rid of it and now I have a more basic Singer machine and it is a fun machine to use but I actually wish that it had more bells and whistles. But I do have an industrial serger & industrial machine sitting in my studio that I have no idea what to do with…
comment by katy — June 19, 2007 @ 12:01 pm