I have read many a post on this quilting board about members being in the right place at the right time and getting a bargain.
I have come into a little bit of money so decided to get another sewing machine with a larger throat to make quilting easier. Before Christmas Janome was offering a A$1,000 discount on the 6600 if purchased before Christmas, went and had a look but was drawn in a big way to the Horizon (7700). Decided that this was the machine I wanted but didn't order it right away. Poured over the brochure for a couple of months, then about 2 weeks ago went in and ordered it. Janome had a Mother's Day special, with every Horizon purchase you received a A$500.00 sewing table. The machine sits down in the table so you have a flat working surface. So the Gods were looking down on me, there was a reason I didn't buy the machine at Christmas Time. My only problem now is that I don't have enough space in my sewing room to sent up the table. My son is planning to move out around October so maybe then I will set my cutting table up in his room and have both machines set up in my sewing room.
I picked up the machine and table a week ago, have read the manual from cover to cover twice but am struggling to find the time to actually set the machine up and have a play. It is so hard but I am resisting the temptation, other things have priority at the moment, besides once I have it set up I don't think I will be able to drag myself away from it.