Moving On

(no it is not a kitty or a burp baby!)

So I decided to treat myself this spring with a new sewing machine. It took a lot of gumption to work up to it and THEN I had to tell hubby. It was a really round about way that this discussion took place and really not something I should post in public. (And NO it not rated XXXX. It is just a wife should not disclose strategies on talking to hubbies about spending money.)

The sewing machine I was looking at was not quite the top of the line, but I was willing to settle for this one. But somehow, someway, I ended up with the top of the line anyway. It is a Bernina 830. Can anybody relate? It took a week to work up to the top of the line in my thinking but it goes something like this: 1)this is probably the last sewing machine I will ever get, at least for a while, 2) I really want to be able to use that huge, large, giant hoop, 3) I really, really, really don’t want to regret NOT getting the top of the line when I was able to. Three reasons are enough, right?

So here it is, Big Martha as she is named:

You can see I have already started using her. And I have found several issues.

She DOES NOT RIP OUT SEAM? Like really, as much as I paid for her she should be able to undo my mistakes!

She DOES NOT READ MY MIND!For some reason I thought she should be able to read my mind and know that I did not want her to try and sew through that safety pin there. But alas, she did anyway, or at least she tried.

She will sew crooked seams if I let her, she will not secure the ends of the seams unless I tell her to, and she makes a funny raspberry sound at me every time I start her up in the morning.

BUT she does some awesome things! I push a button and she will cut my threads. No more searching under the quilt I am working on to cut the bobbin thread! She will thread her own needle! A little arm comes down and brings the thread around and pokes it through the needle. It is so cool I could sit and watch it do that again and again. Even hubby thinks that is something cool. I can also wind a bobbin without having to un-thread the whole machine. The bobbin winding apparatus is separate from the needle threading part. She has a long harp (the length between the needle and the arm of the machine where you have to pack the quilt into.) I was able to work on this 93 inch square quilt without having to struggle with getting a section  of the quilt to the needle. I could go on and on but you can get my drift. I am loving me this machine.

Even Clio likes her. She inspected her all over when she got the chance and finds her quilt acceptable.