Thanks peaceandjoy. I appreciate the book. If we had met while shopping in Wegmans... lol
I need the harp space. With the Bernina 210 I have on loan it's a shove to get bags under it. Bah. Harp space was one of my two top priorities when I went machine shopping years ago--and Berninas were looked at first, but the harp was shorter than the old Singer I had. So I had to look elsewhere. The need for that space hasn't changed.
I am interested in knowing more about your local quilters. My forever favorite quilter requires mailing and it too makes me ill to send them off. I sent the king Back to Nature to her--and the grandgirls' sister quilts...and more. None of them can be replaced due to the fabric lines discontinued. It worked out fine. I will still send all custom work to her, but I have three at Carriage House Quilts now--just pantos. I never quilt my laps and up... just crib and smaller stuff.
Congrats on becoming a grandmother--the absolute best role ever. I watched both of mine yesterday so mama could pick blueberries--heaven. I watch the little one tomorrow so mama can take the 2 year old to music class and out to lunch. They have a date. I will miss these many a week visits when school starts. I'd love to follow your path into grandmotherhood... if you want to share you'll have to friend me on facebook. ;-)