Last Scrapbook page for this Month Challenge

This is a page I did for the cropping challenge with Sauriel's eyes.

My Visit to Winters, California

Today I visit the town of Winters in California and look what I found.

Fine Fabric, Notions and More...

And I got these two fabrics:

Sew Now! Sew Wow! ~ by Alexander Henry

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"Patchwork Fever" ~ by Shelly Benton for Henry Glass & Co 1716

With the first one I will sew something for me . The pink is for my grandaughters. Maybe they can sew a cover for their sewing machines.

Interesting Web Links

Interesting Web Sites for today:

1. I found today this blog from a 97 years grandma that blogging changed her life. She felt 20 years younger. She said she loved internet. It's a very motivating blog.

http://amis95.blogspot.com

2. Help Choose the Official Host 2011 for the 7 New Wonders of the World

http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/cloud/suggest/38/

May Scarpbook Pages

These are the entries for May and some other scrapbook pages I made:





This was done with After Five Design free kit for May. MartencjaDesigns_GreenPinkandDots by Martencja and jg_NSDSP by Janelle Gustafson (Cafe J) - Freebie

Look what I got with my coupon reward for the challenges and got this kit from Catherine Designs By The Sea Kit and Lily Designs Paint the Ocean Kit in After Five Design Store.

I also got this kit from:
Lily Designs PainttheOcean Kit
Lily Designs Ocean_freebie.

I scarp my grandson eyes, I added 5 pair of his eyes here. Look an see if you can find them.

Interesting Web Links

Here are some interesting news:

1. The YouTube Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall on April 15th, 2009

The Internet Symphony" Global Mash Up

http://www.youtube.com/symphony

2. Art at low prices in San Juan Puerto Rico

http://www.primerahora.com/diario/noticia/cooltura/vive_a_tu_manera/arte_a_precios_populares/291308

3.Exhibition of dissected human bodies closed by Paris court

Plastinated human specimen exhibition

http://www.rfi.fr/actuen/articles/112/article_3545.asp

4. Britian Got Talent de Susan Boyle y Shaheen Jafargholi

Susan Boyle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY&feature=related
Shaheen Jafargholi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja7r0F8IsVM
Sinfónica de YouTube http://www.youtube.com/Symphony

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Aqui les dejo unas cuantas noticias interesantes:


1.Sinfónica de YouTube debuta en el Carnegie http://www.primerahora.com/diario/noticia/cultura/viveatumanera/sinfonica_de_youtube_debuta_en_el_carnegie_hall/291286

2.Arte a precios populares
http://www.primerahora.com/diario/noticia/cooltura/vive_a_tu_manera/arte_a_precios_populares/291308

3.Juez ordena el cierre de "Bodies" en Paris
http://www.primerahora.com/diario/noticia/cultura/viveatumanera/juez_ordena_el_cierre_de_bodies_en_paris/292044

4. Además, están los You Tube Britian Got Talent de Susan Boyle y Shaheen Jafargholi

Susan Boyle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY&feature=related
Shaheen Jafargholi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja7r0F8IsVM
Sinfónica de YouTube http://www.youtube.com/Symphony

Photos from El Yunque In Puerto Rico

These are some photos taken from "El Yunque" forest in Puerto Rico.

My March Scrapbook Pages

These are the Scarpbook pages I made for Design After Five Challenges:

A Cleaning Grand Plan

I found a site called "www.OrganizedHome.com" that helps you get organized. They have plenty of ideas to do your house work easier. They do have like a master plan to cleaning the house.

"Cleaning Grand Plan"

2009 New Year's Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge

The one they divides in easy step by room or house areas.

• Front Porch - Cleaning Grand Plan
• Entryway / Foyer - Cleaning Grand Plan
• Living Room - Cleaning Grand Plan
• Kitchen / Pantry - Cleaning Grand Plan
• Dining Room - Cleaning Grand Plan
• Family Room - Cleaning Grand Plan
• Master Bedroom - Cleaning Grand Plan
• Master Bathroom - Cleaning Grand Plan
• Guest Room - Cleaning Grand Plan
• Kids' Rooms - Cleaning Grand Plan
• Attic / Storage - Cleaning Grand Plan
• Garage / Storage - Cleaning Grand Plan
• Holiday Decor - Cleaning Grand Plan
• Finish-Up Week - Cleaning Grand Plan
• 2009 New Year's Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge
• Complete Text - Cleaning Grand Plan

Go to there site and read about it. It sure will help me.
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Encontré un portal llamado "www.OrganizedHome.com" que te ayuda a organizarte. Tienen muchas ideas de como hacer el trabajo de la casa más fácil. Tienen un plan maestro de limpieza llamado :

"Cleaning Grand Plan"

el cual dividen en pasos por cuartos o áreas de la casa. Vaya a este portal y lean acerca del Gran Plan. De seguro será una gran ayuda para mi.

Free Apron Patterns

I was looking for a free Apron Pattern and found this:

52 Free Apron Patterns You Can Make

Check into it this site is so cool.

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Estaba buscando un patrón de gratis para hacer un delantal y encontré este portal que te da 52 diferentes patrones para hacer. Cotéjalo y verás que bueno está este portal.

52 Patrones de Delantal Gratis que Puedes Hacer

A Dressform

Have you ever thought about having a Dress Form to help you when you are sewing and fitting?

There is one economic was, making it of ducktape. See it here:

Clone Yourself A Fitting Assistant - Thread

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Maniqui

Algunas vez a pensado en tener un maniqui para ayudarse cuando cose y se esta haciendo ajustes?
Hay una manera económica de hacerlo y es mediante el uso de cinta adhesiva de tela (ducktape), el que se usa para los ductos de aire y trabajo de bricolaje. Sigan este enlace a El baul de las costureras y verán.

• Maniquí a la medida

My New Page Banner

I played some time and created my banner with the intention that it shows what this blog is all about.

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Jugué un ratito para crear este banner con la intención de que demuestre de que se trata este blog.

Photos Plug-ins and Picture Social

March is already here and there are a lot of projects to complete.


1. I found a very interesting web site:

It has different free download plug-ins compatible with Photoshop^®, Photoshop^® Elements, Paint Shop™ Pro^®, Photo-Paint and other popular imaging applications.

2. Another cool web site is :

The Photography Network - PictureSocial

Here you can find all experience levels of photographer that share their photos, learn from each other and you have no photo limit to upload. They are monthly challenges and different groups you can belong to.

These are my photos at Picture Social.

Find more photos like this on The Photography Network - PictureSocial

My Scrapbook Challenge pages for After Five Design

Every month After Five Designs have new challenges to complete. I completed my After Five Design Scrapbook Challenge for February.

1. The On The House

The first challenge is to complete a page with a free kit that they offer each month.


2. The With a Twist

This month's "With a Twist" challenge is to Scraplift this beautiful page by Hanazana.

3. The House Specialties


In this challenge your page has to have the ingredients that the game requires. Each month is different.

4. The Mixers

Journaling or photography based challenges, this month was journaling. And did I have fun doing this one. jiji For credits please follow the link and go to the gallery.
Well have a happy weekend,

1. Navigating through internet I found this web site:

Kids Sewing Projects

http://www.kids-sewing-projects.com/index.html

It's sewing for kids, great. So now I have an already made learning classes for my granddaughters. I will add this one to my list of web sites.
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Navegando por la red me encontré con este portal que tiene un currículo completo de clases de costura para niños. Asi que ahora tengo el curso que necesito para darle costura a mis nietas. Agregaré este portal en mi página.

Singer Facilita 248 and Fashion Mate 248

Searching the internet I found out that the Singer Facilita 248 can use the flat cam black disc that the 248 Fashion Mate does. I understand that the Facilita was a machine made in Brazil, the manuals are in Spanish. I also compared the English version Book with the Spanish one and the disc that came with them are not the same, well not the same numbering.


You can also use : Fashion Mate 360, 328K, 338, 348 discs; Stylist Series: 538, 518, 418 and the older Singers Machines: 306, 319. It fits Singer models 242, 247, 248, 252, 257, 259, 267, 300, 353, 354, 362, 368, 588, 2315, 2330, 2515, 2530 and 7108.

If you look into ebay or other suppliers you will see there are two kinds of disc the flat one and the one that looks like a hat, those other were made for the Singer Touch and Sew .



I will keep investigating to know how many different stitches can you get from the 248 using all the different disc.

You can find the different type of stitches in the Singer sewing machines here in the Singer Stitch Reference:

http://www.singerco.com/resources/stitch_ref.html

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Buscando en la red encontré que la Singer Facilita 248 puede usar los discos negros planos que usa la 248 Fashion Mate. Entiendo que a facilita fue hecha en Brazil y los manuales son en español. La 248 Fashion Mate esta en inglés. Comparé las versiones de los discos que ambas máquinas trajeron según su manual y esto no parecen tener la misma numeración, aunque puede ser el mismo diseño de la puntada.

También puedes usar los discos de : Fashion Mate 360, 328K, 338, 348 ; los de la Serie Stylist : 538, 518, 418 y los de las versiones mas antiguas de Singer la : 306, 319. Tambien le sirve a los modelos de Singer 242, 247, 248, 252, 257, 259, 267, 300, 353, 354, 362, 368, 588, 2315, 2330, 2515, 2530 y 7108.

Si te has dado a la búsqueda de los discos notaras que hay dos clases diferentes los planos y los que parecen un sombrerito. Estos que parecen un sobrerito son para la Singer Touch and Sew .

Yo seguiré mi investigación para saber cuantas puntadas diferentes puedes obtener en la Facilita 248 usando los diferentes discos.

Puedes encontrar las diferentes tipos de puntadas que da la maquinas Singer en la web en Referencia de puntadas Singer:
http://www.singerco.com/resources/stitch_ref.html

A Step Ahead

Yesterday night I scanned and upload to ebay 1940-1951 Vogue vintage patterns .
I will be posting more patterns.


Un Paso Adelante
Anoche añadi unos cuantos moldes comerciales de "Vogue Vintage" a Ebay. Seguiré añadiendo otros cada dia.

http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/eliagron

My Heritage to My Granddaughters -Learning to Sew

I will give my two granddaughters, now eight years old, a sewing machine as soon as they can learn hand sewing. I will teach them how to use the machine to sew what they want. I already have the two sewing machines I will give them. One is at my home and the other is in New Jersey. I was lucky enough to get the same in ebay, that's why it's in New Jersey. It's a model that Simplicity had in the market some time ago. Since I bought it has given me an excellent service.

These are the sewing machines I sew with:

1. Singer 248 Facilita Low Shank (1974)
(discs- 12 discs 1,2,5,6,12,13,19,27,37,350,351,353,354,355)


(I will like to have disc number el 30 part-number 276330 and 352 part-number 171342)


2. Simplicity 2507 Val-U-Sew Low Shank



3. Serger Simplicity Expert Model
SL43390ED
413/2 Differential Feed

4. Singer Industrial Model 188U ( Mom gave this one to me) 1979

5. Singer 95-10 original (This was My grandma machine) 1940
Yo les estaré dando a mis nietas, que ahora tiene ocho años, una máquina de coser a cada una. Primero tiene que aprender a coser a mano, como pegar botones, hacer un ruedo, ojales remendar y aprender a hacer distintas puntadas a mano. Luego les enseñare a coser en máquina. Una de ellas ya la tengo conmigo, la otra tuve la suerte de encontrarla en Ebay, y consegui la misma maquina para ambas. Es una Simplicity Val-U Sew. Me ha dado un excelente servicio en los años que tengo con ella.

Estas son las máquinas de coser que uso:

1. Singer 248 Facilita Low Shank (1974)
(discos- 12 discos 1,2,5,6,12,13,19,27,37,350,351,353,354,355)
(Me encantaria tener el disco numero 30 part-number 276330 y el 352 part-number 171342)

2. Simplicity 2507 Val-U-Sew Low Shank

3. Serger Simplicity Expert Model - perfiladora
SL43390ED
413/2 Differential Feed

4. Singer Industrial Model 188U ( que me dió mi madre) 1979

5. Singer 95-10 original (Esta era de mi abuela) 1940