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DONE with the dang vinyl!!

So, the client is still on vacation out of the country (lucky her!) but the cushions were done and I needed my space back. I called the couple who are doing LOTS of work on the remodel and who are going ot be managing the restaurant and they said I could bring them over, which I did last night. Apparently Kim (owner) didn't bother telling them that she had gone wiht my suggestion to make the extra long cushion into 2 smaller ones (for cheaper, easier repair if needed), and that threw them for a little bit.

Tony asked me where I was on the valances and I just looked at him like he was an idiot because Kim (again, the owner!) said not to worry about the valances right now but to definitely get the cushions finished. SInce we don't have enough fabric for full valances and she doesn't have the window hardware yet, I wasn't going to start on the valances until she and I had a chance to sit down and talk (she won't be back until Tuesday with a "soft opening" on Wednesday and a grand re-opening on Friday). He just didn't get it. So I just told him, bluntly, that I don't have a contract signed for the work on the valances and I'm not going to start work on them until I do and until I have full payment for the cushions and a deposit on the valance work. That apparently got through.

Sheesh!! Apparently I'm supposed to be a miracle worker here....ah well, they are done and I will have pictures up sometime this weekend (I hope) provided the storm weather we ares supposed to get doesn't do anything to the power/internet.

Larisa, who hasn't done a dang bit of seing at all today (unless you count running elastice into casings as actual sewing work)

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larisavann
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It should. And congratulations.

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cycjec

thanks! Pictures of the cushions, the hidden zipper pulls, and in their place at the restaurant can be seen here:

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picture should be of 3 pairs of flannel "duckie" pants forDD....then all the cushions, and probably in reverse order than what Istated.

Larisa

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larisavann

Larisa , you earn a medal , for having done the work !!! and for treating the people well !!! You are a very Professional craftwoman mirjam

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mirjam

Congratulations on the cushions being done (not started mine yet, but there will be a blow-by-blow account!), and BIG congratulations for explaining the contract/vallance stuff. Never be afraid to stick to the 'contract only' policey, and always be open and straight forward about it. It may lose you the odd customer along the way, but they will be the type you don't want to work with anyway. :)

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Kate XXXXXX

Excellent work! :)

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Kate XXXXXX

Thanks all!

Today I discovered one of the bad side effects of the latest job..apparently when I hit the cording 1 too many times, I dinged my throat plate...to the point that the bobbin thread was getting cut . Went to local repair place and thought we might have found a match, but no such luck. She will only grind down the nick in a full service, however, so my trusty Kenmore is now packed up. SInce it 18 years old and has never been to the shop, now seems like a good time.

Good thing I have the EuroPro as a back up!! I had to relearn all about it, though because I haven't used it in a while. Now the 2 of us are getting alond quite well and as long as I remember to only use the plastic bobbins, we shouldn't have any problems. Kenmore goes to the shop next week and hopefully will be done by the end of the week - all cleaned up and tensions readjusted and NO nicks in anything!!

Larisa

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larisavann

Get some crocus cloth at the hardware store. Cut a narrow strip, and "floss" the needle hole with it. You can probably smooth off the nick enough to make the machine behave right.

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Pogonip

Happy Healing to Kenmore !!! mirjam

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mirjam

"off kilter quilter @somewherequiet.net" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@k13g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

I get this problem all the time. I keep a metal nail file in the sewing room and file off the burrs. I know a crocus cloth is better but I never took the trouble to get one. By the way, your cushions look great! I have worked with vinyl and it is no picnic.

Kirsten

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Kirsten

A decent professional tune-up at least once a year is a must. So is a decent back-up machine! Same goes for the serger... :)

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Kate XXXXXX

The machine I use for my business is an old Consew 226R. I have neither the space nor the funds to keep a backup on hand. And the local sewing machine repair shops won't touch it. Fortunately, the gentlemen at A & B Sewing Machines who sold it to me have been wonderful about helping me out the few times I've had problems I couldn't figure out on my own. The motor burned out on me the week before last and they were able to locate another rebuilt motor and have it ready for me the next day.

The shop is a scary part of downtown St. Louis in the old garment district. The area is experiencing something of a renaissance but I still pay close attention to what's going on around me. I bring Zane, my male BC, with me. He's suspicious of strangers and his tendency to stare unblinkingly with his wolfy yellow eyes is a strong deterrent to unwanted attention.

He is my designated errand dog; weather permitting, I bring him everywhere dogs are not expressly forbidden by statute (grocery stores, healthcare facilities, hair salons, etc.). It's good for him, he enjoys it, and it gives the other two dogs a break as well. Zane's a bit of a bastard and when he's bored he takes it out on Scully and Cooper.

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Kathleen

Well, the Euro Pro and I are getting along quite well now that I remembered to change to the appropriate presser foot (sigh), and it is typically my back up machine or my decorative stitching machine. As for the Kenmore - I've been doing maintenance on it ever since I got it and this is the first time I haven't been able to fix it. So....off to the shop tomorrow for professional work. Ken said I'm no longer allowed to take it apart to clean it since the last time I ended up with a couple of screws left over and no idea where they belonged (but that was 8 years ago and the machine still works fine!!).

As for a back up serger...that's not possible right now...the one I have isn't even a year old yet and I think he'd look at me rather oddly if I asked for another one. Anyway...the lady that's going to take care of my Kenmore also refurbishes treadle machines!!!! SO eventually (if I can ever get it cleaned off and whatnot), I will be loading the base and the machine into the van and leaving it with her for some work. Ken tried to fix the machine, but broke "a metal thingy"...it hasn't been touched since, especially not by him!! This is my couple-times great grandmother's machine that I used to sit under for hours just moving the foot pedal and watching the wheel spin, so I would really like it if it could be repaired and put back into use - generations of sewists and quilters have used it and it means a lot to me.

Ok, off to make tortillas for tonight's dinner, then back to cushions

- cover for the young man who referred me for the job at the restaurant.

Larisa

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larisavann

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