Meet Molly

Meet Molly............  She's been around a lot of years, the old gal.....

Years ago when I was a college student, my mom went to a surplus equipment sale.  The home economics department at a nearby high school had replaced all of the sewing machines and the old models were all on sale.  For cheap, EXTREMELY cheap......  So my thrify mother walked away with five Mollys in wood cabinets that had been antiqued in a hideous green color, one Molly for each daughter and one for her only daughter-in-law.  Remember that trend of antiquing furniture in bright colors???  And on the front of each of the sewing cabinets, someone wrote in permanent black Sharpie marker, "SOLD, $20."  Now I have to say that would HAVE to have been a male..... That, my friends, was criminal behavior.  Even an ugly green finish didn't need to be defaced like that.  Ha ha....Needless to say, I ditched my cabinet and kept old Molly.  Of course at that time she was in the pRiMe of her life......  And I used Molly to sew all sorts of things..... 

Dresses and tops for me while I was a struggling college student.

Bumper pads and a bed skirt for my firstborn's baby blue nursery.

Pretty Christmas outfits with battenburg lace collars for my sweet daughter.

Adorable sundresses for said daughter.

Window toppers for two new houses.

Brightly printed sundresses for my twin granddaughters.

Molly and I even took a field trip to my best friend's beach condo last spring where she was put to work sewing slipcovers for a nice banana plant chair and ottoman.  'Til she ran out of steam trying to sew the thick cording on those slipcovers and we had to run over to Wally World and buy a cheap machine to finish up the job.  And hurt Molly's feelings in a BIG way....  My BFF said, "Seriously, Terri, it's time to buy yourself a decent sewing machine, don't you think????"  There's something about all those memories that makes me feel like a traitor to give up on old Molly.....

Cause Molly and I have shared a lot of HISTORY together.  And lately the old girl has started to need a lot of coddling.  She has to be plugged up just so or the electricity doesn't flow.  And the foot pedal has to be pressed just so in order for it to work.  But somehow I feel like a traitor to give her up for a new machine..... 

Here's what she worked hard on yesterday.......................

I know, the color is off and I REALLY need a new camera.....  I don't bond to cameras like I bond to sewing machines.....It's just a matter of $$$$$$ before the camera gets replaced.....

The fabric was a remnant on clearance and I got it for $6.00.......  Went online and searched for more and ordered another yard for the other window........... 

This yard cost a whole $10.99 with free shipping........  I think I'm going to buy some new towels in that pretty sagey green color with all the money I saved on window toppers.....  :)  

 This bathroom also got a new ceramic tile floor....

I plan to change the wall color at some point but right now I'm focusing on my hall bath that's getting a TOTAL redo.... I love these floors, can I tell you?  The original flooring was ugly white vinyl that showed every single thing.  It NEVER looked clean, never ever.  I LOVE my new floor!

Stay tuned for the big reveal on the hall bath....................  Off to start painting the hallway.....