The new Apocalypse alphabet continues this week with the letter "J", which will be available for free download in 2" size until 3 September 2026.
NOTICE
SITE UPDATE -- FINALLY!
After reaching an agreement with a business that will be selling the designs, I will at long last be restoring the storefront over the next couple of weeks.
Watch this space!
with all good wishes,
Jen
LATEST FREE DESIGN
If you're a hockey fan, you know what this means. Click this link to find this design, free in 4" and 5" sizes.
JEN'S PROJECTS
I have been doing so much re-digitizing of designs lately that I've managed to injure my right arm and shoulder quite badly. It's extremely painful, and I've been ordered by my doctor to take a break from the computer for a while to give it a chance to heal.
As a result I don't have a project this week, but I'm hoping to be able to add one next week. Meantime, you can read about this year's previous projects on my 2026 project page.
My brother snapped this lovely shot of Scampers relaxing beneath the plants. He does so love being outside.
My brother's away for a few days, and Scampers has been missing him. Poor guy didn't get out at all yesterday -- we had too much going on.
Bro returns today, so maybe he'll take his furry pal out for a bit so he can enjoy his kingdom while the weather's still nice.
I wasn't expecting to be particularly blown away by the Singer 191 (basically an "updated" model 15), since I already own a few model 15s.
But . . . now that I've sewn on this 1954 beauty, I'm a convert. In most respects it's very like it's predecessor: a solid all-metal workhorse, but with one improvement: the tensioner is conveniently located on the front of the machine.
The housing of this machine is aluminum, but the innards are all steel. And it sews like a dream -- perfect straight stitches and smooth operation. It's a keeper!
I've got a lot of straight-sew machines to choose from, including some beautiful 201s, 301s, Featherweights, and several badged imports, but for sheer robustness this one might have them all beaten: you can feel when you sew on it that this is a serious machine. It's a keeper, for sure.
Santa knows that my DH is a mathematician, so he grabbed this ice cube tray to put into his stocking.
It would have cost $32 on line ($21 plus $11 shipping) , but Santa got this one for only $1. No wonder he's smiling.
