Say Hello To My New Little Friend

I have always been both fascinated and slightly afraid of sergers.  I have always shied away from working with knit fabrics so I thought a serger would be just the thing to take me to that  next level where I feared no fabric!  Well, anticipating a decent tax refund, I  purchased(with my husband's blessing) this perfect starter serger.  I told myself that if I couldn't figure out how to thread it, it would go back because how could I use it if I couldn't thread it?  Well, it is very user friendly.  I will let you know when I construct something with it!  

I have been a busy little crafter this past week.  I made a pair of long mittens from a tutorial on A Lemon Squeezy Home.  They were easy and are so warm.  I had fleece left because JoAnns had a good sale on fleece so I decided to try something I saw in one of my books. I cut the fleece into continual strips and made a big ball of "yarn" to knit a scarf with.  It was pretty easy but if you try it, be prepared to have a slightly sore arm.  I usually don't use my rotary cutter for such a long time and I had to press down pretty hard to go through several layers of fleece.  I also had to swiffer my craft room floor because cutting that fleece makes a fuzz that goes everywhere!  All in all it was well worth it and I can't wait to see the finished scarf.  I will put it on here when I am done with it.   

I also wanted to show you my bathroom window treatment.  For those of you who saw my old treatment on my last post, I hope you agree that this is better.  When a window is in the corner of two walls, it isn't easy to come up with something you like but I am happy with this one. 

Everyone stay warm and if the weather forces you indoors-happy crafting!  Take care.  Nancy