She makes a really poignant post a bit further down the page, which I want to quote the entirety of and which is so on point for anyone involved in “creative” pursuits, and now, those deemed “essential workers”:
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I organized my supplies and fabric!
I wrapped uncut fabric around boards for easier storage. The folded fabric on the right is muslin and sheets for mock-ups.
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OMFG bobbin winding on the treadle! So I got some exercise today, and also I think I need to adjust the pressure on the winder pulley some more.
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Oh man, I think I would… not. 
But I am most definitely lazy!
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Well, I did, but then it was that or wind by hand, which is No Fun At All.
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Winding by hand would be even less likely! 
(I was thinking you also had an electric machine, but maybe not?)
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I’ve only ever done it when I was being forced to as a child. It also tends to result in a bobbin that doesn’t unspool as smoothly.
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Opinions?
I have this adorable pink and brown leaves and birds Swiss dot fabric that I think I got at some point to make a dress (???) but it is a very lightweight cotton (would need to be fully lined, which isn’t necessarily a problem, I’ve fully lined dresses before) but also I only have 1.5 yards of it for some reason and a majority of the vintage dress patterns I have are at least quarter circle skirts though I guess I could use a straighter skirt like some kind of wiggle dress (younger me was more optimistic about how much yardage one might need, LOLOL), and it’s only 54" wide (I DON’T KNOW, I think it came from Denver Fabrics, like, more than 5 years ago). I could try to find a vintage dress pattern that could use that yardage (
) but I think it wants to be a vintage blouse, but in that case I have way excess? I for sure don’t have any vintage blouse patterns though, at the moment. Is this too much/too bold for an allover print for a dress? The pattern is smaller than what I typically pick for an allover pattern for a dress. (Actually, I don’t have most of my dress patterns either, so maybe the point is moot unless I can find a sale online.)
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That seems too small a yardage for a dress?
I mean, I’m a pretty small person, but depending on the layout of the pieces. I am trying to look at some of the ones I have done in online shops to see the required yardage and I can’t freaking find any that show the backs in the listing 
I usually sew repros of 40s and 50s patterns.
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I think it’s lovely and would totally wear it as a dress. But if it’s not enough for a dress, maybe a longish skirt?
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I think based on what I’m seeing (which isn’t much) I need minimum 2 1/4 for most dresses in the style I usually do, especially since there is a directional pattern.
WHY, Past Me? why? 
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Finished one set of porch furniture “cushion” covers (the cushions are thrifted crib mattresses because Girl Dog ate the originals years ago.)
Mr. Obnoxious approves.
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I finally sucked it up and finished the sleeve and armscye! Got my alterations to work. 
One down LOL.
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I would typically use a fabric with that kind of pattern in a nice skirt, because small busier patterns don’t look good next to my face. So it depends on what looks good, but sounds like a blouse or skirt is a better idea.
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I’m wearing a shirtdress today (bought) that is pretty short for what I usually sew (a few inches above the knee) and it’s sort of A-line and I probably have enough to make something like this.
The conundrum continues.
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My mother asked me to fix a thing (which I might post later) so I said ok, but once I disassembled it I could see that it was machine stitched with a zigzag stitch rather than hand sewn (which I had originally thought and which would have taken WAY longer), so I asked if they had a sewing machine (other than the treadle) since my Featherweight has no zigzag except the buttonholer, which I did NOT want to use to make regular zigzag stitch for any distance).
This is what I was presented with:
The Singer 6233 was only made from 1985-1988, so it’s about 35 years old. It has its original hard-sided case. It has its original tag! Made in Taiwan! It weighs a ton (much more than the Featherweight, but it is also bigger), so I also assume the guts are (mostly) metal even though the case is plastic. Mechanical dials, no digital. And, my mother bought it from someone she worked with in 2004 but she never used it. Since I only needed it for a very small amount of stitching, I decided to just risk using it without taking it apart to oil it. It ran perfectly.
I told them to also save this machine for me. ME WANTS ALL THE MACHINES. 
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What a beauty!
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These are the parts.
The green line is a hairline fracture in the metal. The purple is indicating where the metal sheered off from-- looks like originally it’s meant to be symmetrical with the piece on the other side of the axle.
Ngl, this feels fairly borked to me. But we’ll see.
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A random person on Instagram is making my day. 
She is offering to help me figure out how to replace the fork on the crank shaft. SO hey! Now I know what broke! 
She says it’s not “hard” but fiddly as heck. So maybe it’ll work, maybe it won’t. Also need to source a new part. But as @rural indicated for the strap, I bet the internet can provide lol.
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