Spa Day

 

When do you give your baby a thorough cleaning?  

I could lie and say I'm very consistent, but truth-be-told I don't dust and
clean as often as I should.  

A number of years ago a sewing friend gave me this idea....I've pretty much used it since:

In a Perfect World:  Sit down and wind all your bobbins.  I use a bobbin ring and wine 10 to 12 bobbins all at once.  Boring, I know, but then it's done for a while.

Separate them into groups of four.  After going through four bobbins, stop, dust your machine and change your rotary blades.

If I was smart, this is what I'd do every four bobbins...but, I'm lazy.

 

 

Yesterday the ring was completely empty so decided to give my machine and the Studio a Spa Day.

First I wound 16 bobbins; then thoroughly dusted the inside of my Miss Millie*; 
then dusted my sewing table and all the doodads that sit on my sewing table. 

 

 

I use these  lint-free swabs from Muppins.

Swabs HERE

 

 

 

 

 

 

After cleaning the sewing area, I moved on to the cutting table.  Cleaned off all the discarded fabric scraps; used a pink eraser to clean the cutting mats and finally changed the rotary blades.  Dull blades, bent pins and broken needles are deposited into a Sharps Container.

The last step....vacuuming.  Everything was so tidy I wanted to invite someone over so I could show off!

 

*Do you name your sewing machines?   I name my sewing machines AND my Ukuleles.