Woo hoo! We have flooring! And stair/landing carpet. Only 3 months late. It reached 38° and humid, awful for the 3 floor fitters  Now trying to rain. I got all the washing done & dry, the last duvet still on the line, we got the tent dry & folded away, all the camping gear stowed. It's still very hot but I'm sitting in the garden watching a squirrel. I know they're rats with cute tails but I do like to see them leaping around in the trees.

They are lovely @Syrinx. Which hoody pattern did you use?

@BrendaP your dress is lovely. The tabs on the sleeves are a nice addition. I also like your pink hair.

Pink on blue - if it's not pink enough then disqualify me! This is the lovely cotton/viscose fabric which I made the toile for - hated the look of that - so have gone with an old faithful Prima pattern for tunic. This time I cut 14 on the shoulders (this pattern runs a bit smaller than their usual) and gave myself a bit more underarm coverage with an extra couple of cm on the bust but keeping the 14 armhole. I cut the armscye for sleeves but just made a half -sleeve, like a cap sleeve, the lower armhole is bound. The facing is made from polycotton dyed with Procion Raspberry. The colour came out perfectly for this print, a paler result due to the poly.   [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]    [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]    [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]  

@Helen M I'm not sure where it fits in the range, it has a needle threader which sold it to me, and variable width stitch which has been surprisingly handy. I bought the extension table too, wouldn't be without that now. It's also a lot easier to thread the lower looper than on the 1034 which I had before. Push a button & the whole looper assembly pops out for threading.

@Helen M it's a Brother4234. Not a year old yet. When I rang the dealer about a new blade I expected him to sell me blade replacement & a service (that's what I'd have done) as it's still under warranty. I'd have accepted & paid. Changing the blades was very simple, there's only one position they will fit. The new Chinese blade is the wrong shape to fit the machined recess. The upper blade seemed ok in the cutting position and sort of worked but when folded out of the way it hit the bottom of the lower blade. I turned it over by hand so found this out without causing damage. Unfortunately, on the advice of DH I ordered 2 more sets from the same company - and I've contacted to ask to cancel but it's too late    I expect DH will machine the blades down to match the original. @Acorn @Ohsewsimple A useful lesson & I will try to get a refund from the supplier but don't hold out much hope. Will now order a genuine pair to keep in reserve.

@Syrinx you don't need to double the hem over on knits as it won't fray. Your dress is great & I like the hedgehog print. Where did you buy it?