Hey Gang! Happy New Year!
What a past 6 months, what a past year! So many projects came up.
My elderly mother just went back to my sister's after being here for almost 3 months. And that keeps you out of the shop more than you'd think!
Got that
plow set-up done on
Lil' Willy!Still have to finish up
Lil' Spen before I get back to work on Lil' Queeny. But that's getting close. Some paint and then it's back outside so I have room to work on the camper.
And the camper is covered with dust. Was working on the exterior paint and a little more on the door aluminum, if you recall.
But today I'm here in Galley and Greatroom because even though it might have worked in The Night Chamber, this is where upholstery will really be visible.
I got me a new toy.
See, of the two shops in town who do upholstery work, one never returns calls. I think they went kinda semi-retired. Don't blame 'em.
The other is always too busy and too pricey. He has too much work. Lil' Queeny is special enough that I didn't want just ANY upholstery. No - something special was needed.
And it's not as if that's my only upholstery job! No sir! There's the previous top on Lil' Willy that got torn and needs to be made into a Bikini Top now. There's the whole pop-up tent trailer idea I have for Lil' Spen. And any other project that comes up requiring heavier fabric and stitching. According to my buddy who makes canvas Jeep tops a steel geared walking foot commercial machine was required.
So I got me a 1954 Singer 111W155.
Isn't that just too cool? Now I just have to learn to sew. :h
But I promise, while not necessarily upholstery work, I'm gonna do some actual work on Lil' Queeny within a month's time. And then I'll be back heavy into finishing her up this season.
