Originally Posted by hobbykat1955
It started out with wanting a good embroidery machine...Bought the Husqvarna SE which is a combo emb/sewing and after a yr of doing embroidery and turning them into lap and baby quilts...the obsession began starting in 2007
Sounds like me! I started to sew again using my old Singer Stylist from 1972 and it was giving me fits so I went shopping for a new machine. (I had not sewn for 15-20 years) and boy was I enlightened! I was shocked and delighted to see that the new machines could also embroider AND they were computerized!! I was also shocked at the prices of sewing machines! I ended up w/a Janome 9700 and just love it! Bought it in 2006.
I live "rural' and there is not much to do on a Sunday so I went to my local quilt shop (on a Saturday) and took a few lessons on quilting. It opened up a whole new world for me. I am embarrassed to say that I did not know that people "quilted"...I used to live in a metro area and yes, there are quilt shops there but I was not aware of them at the time. Just the Joannes and Hancocks and sewing machine dealers but a quilt shop???? Interesting.....sad isn't it? I have missed years of quilting but I am making up for lost time now! Love the friendships that are the best perks of quilting.
sandy