Originally Posted by
Candace
Great, Nancy. Glad you've got another machine coming. Kind of funny, but out of all my 301's I'd probably let my two-tone go first.
If you need help with the timing, just send me an e-mail, but I bet you get it quickly. You don't need a man to tighten the screws. I'm sure you have all the strength you need in those arms of yours. You just need to make sure they're good and tight. And your relationship with Marcus is worth more than a piece of metal, so you're spot on about not casting blame. I'm looking forward to having granddaughters who will actually give a hoot about sewing. As my daughter could care less! It would be nice to have a buddy to do projects with.
How are your GDs enjoying that Red machine?
Candace, I may need help with the timing this time around. I won't know until I get into the machine again, which I can't do until sometime next week when all the kids go home.
My granddaughters are enjoying their sewing projects. One is 17.5 and she is making a quilt for her boyfriend for Christmas using the Pfaff 6122 I picked up for $25 from a Thrift Store. She loves that machine. It has the IDT foot for quilting, and all the decorative stitches she needs. The 15 years old is using the pink Sterling for her rag quilt. That rag quilt keeps growing. We are adding borders now to make it fit a queen sized bed. It is like the never ending quilt - I am tired of it! Kassidy did all the piecing and put the rows together, now I am putting the last border rows on the quilt. She had a very hard time handling this quilt so she asked me to put on the last borders! Geeze, I am having a hard time handling this quilt to get those last borders sewn on! The thing has grown so much that it pulls and drags while I am trying to sew the last two rows of borders on! It is all 5" blocks - was suppose to be a lap quilt - that has grown. If you know about rag quilts, you know the seams are exposed and sewn 1/2" for clipping - which, makes this a very bulky quilt to mess with! When I am done putting those borders on, we will have to clip it and wash it so it frays nicely - to give it the nice rag quilt look! I think it is going to turn out really cute, but WHEW I will be glad when it is done!
Nancy