Day Twenty-Three: in which my machine and I get to know each other

I thought and thought about the first project I would work on to break my new machine in.  It needs to be important, I thought.  It needs to be momentous. 

Momentous first project

I sewed up some holes in the Nerd Father's jeans.  Yep.  Necessity won out over glory.  And then I worked on a blanket for NB, so we did have a little fun today, Model T and I.

NB's quilt inside out

That's what I've decided to call my machine.  Model T.  Because I thought it was so delightful that the foot pedal was so clearly labeled Model T, to separate it from the other models of foot pedals I suppose :)  (Is that right? Foot pedals?  I suppose it must be, since it's not the feet that are plural, but the pedals.  Hmm.... Sewing grammar.  Who would have thought I would find it so fascinating....) 

I got a report today that the quilt has been carried everywhere, and the world almost ended last night at bedtime when said quilt was left downstairs.  Luckly Little Princess's father was dispatched to retrieve it before a complete catastrophe ensued.  This is serious business when you are 2 almost 3, you know.  Now I'm trying to figure out how to make snakes, because the Princess saw LC's $1 snake today and NEEDED it.  Then she asked for her pink snake (which does not exist).  And what one has, all must have at these ages.  So four snakes coming up.  Flow creative juices, flow!  We need one pink/purple, one green, one blue, and one orange.  Then they can all argue about wanting each others' snakes..... Sigh. 

Top of the quilt after washing and drying, I just want to cuddle up with it!

Back of the quilt, showing the quilting lines