Originally Posted by MadQuilter
I got a Dressmaker long time ago from my MIL - turns out the machine was just as difficult as its original owner. I gave it back to her.
At least your MIL gave you something. The only thing I every got from my first one was a headache that went clear down below the waist. Oh, I take that back, one year for Christmas she bought me two rounds of cheese--a longhorn and a swiss. The 1st hubby said, "She doesn't like cheese." to which MIL said, "Well, you do, dear, so it won't go to waste." I never figured out why she didn't just put his name on it in the first place. My second MIL had nothing to give anyone but she was nice and that was more than enough.