Ok for the good news-My BFF is home! That’s right I got to bring home my sewing machine yesterday afternoon :) It sure was good to see her again!
The bad news-My Valentine Quilt is STILL NOT FINISHED! Unless I get some motivation, it won’t be finished before V-day.
I think my BFF is sick :(
So I am taking her to the dealers to have a check up. I don’t know what I am going to do without her…
I haven’t posted much in the past few weeks. I have been busy trying to get the house in order (almost finished), got a new sewing machine (trying to get used to it), and started a new project. Thought I would share a few pictures to show you how its coming along…I will post pics of the new house in another post when I have it all finished :)
Here is my new machine…I have to say that I just LOVE her! It took us a week or so to get acquainted, but now we are BFFs!
This is my newest project. The fabric line is Spring Magic. I used the Scruffy Quilt tutorial over @ the Moda Bake Shop (one of my favorite places).
I still need to learn how to take photos of my quilts…
I have the top finished and have the backing fabric ordered (have you ever noticed how slow the mail seems when you are waiting for a package?). I also need to make the scrappy binding with the left over jelly roll. So far I am loving this quilt. It is going to be the quilt for my guest room. We are going for the shabby chic look in there. Can’t wait to finish it!
I signed up for the Charming Girls’ Quilt Club Quilt Along, and was suppose to have my fabric pieces cut today awaiting step 2. I don’t have it done…In fact, I ordered my fabric and it isn’t even here yet. It took me a while to decide what fabric I wanted to use, and I kept changing my mind. When my fabric gets here, I will have to play catch up. It should be arriving in a day or two. I am glad that I haven’t started yet, because now I will be able to make this my 1st quilt sewn on my brand new Bernina 820…That’s right, my hubby is getting me the 820 this Saturday. I have talked to the dealer several times this week and it is all ready for me to pick up…I am so excited. I can’t wait to bring her home!
I was wondering what type of sewing setup everyone has?
Looking forward to reading everyone's answers. Oh, I would also love to see pictures of your sewing room/area. I am getting ready to set up my sewing room. I have always used a fold up table in the living room, but in my new house, I am going to set up the formal dining room as my new sewing area. I don’t even know where to start!
Have a great weekend,
I am convinced that I need a new sewing machine. I have a simple singer 7436 ingenuity. I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to have the Bernina 820. If you have one I would love to know what you think about it and about how much you paid for it. I am not quite ready to see a dealer (for one I haven’t quite convinced hubby that I need one, although I am warming him up to the idea of a new machine). I know the 820 is going to be a stretch for him as far as prices go (not because we can’t afford it, but because it isn’t HIS hobby! LOL). I am also interested in information about any other machine that you may have that you absolutely love and would suggest to a friend. I looked at the Pfaff Quilt Expression 4 today at a local quilt shop, but it doesn’t seem as wonderful as the Bernina. I want to buy a machine and be happy with it for a long long time. I would hate to buy an upscale machine and then in a few years wish I had something better…
From what I see about the Bernina 820 that I really like is the 12 x 5 arm for quilting. I thought I might want a Bailey long arm machine to just do my machine quilting on and still piece my tops with the singer, but after looking at all these wonderful machines I really want a new sewing/quilting machine, not one with just a straight stitch.
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