quiltingcandy

I think my most extravagant purchase was my Viking Embroidery/Sewing machine - went to the shop to have my FW serviced before giving it to my sister (I had three and she needed a small machine to take to classes and have a back up for her Brother). The owner of the shop asked me if I ever considered an Husqvarna machine and my response I didn't have $4K to spend on a machine. When he showed me the floor model of the Designer Topaz for less than half of that and all it could do I was hooked. I LOVE it! And yes, it is a money pit - I had to up grade the program it uses, and I keep buying different designs, threads ,and stabilizers - but it is so much fun!!!

The next purchase is my Accuquilt Go - yes, the dies are expensive but after using them & getting such great cuts - it is worth every cent. I just bought the storage boxes for my 6 x 6 dies and the 6 x 12 dies. Not sure about the 10 x 10 size yet since I don't have as many. The boxes are very sturdy and take less space than the racks I use for the 24 in. long dies. I also like the embroidery designs for them - it's a double win!

I did buy the Sew EZ2 table for me embroidery machine - it's very sturdy and easy to set up. I got the insert for when I want to use it as a sewing machine and the filler for when I want to set the machine up for embroidery only. Since it has wheels I can take it places easily.

Last but not least are my silver thimbles from T J Lane. The best thing about them is you buy them to fit. I had so many thimbles that were worthless and would fall off my fingers I didn't know if it was me or the thimble. When I bought and used my first silver thimble - I was back for more. Keep thinking about buying a thimble cage to wear - but not sure I would ever use it since most of my hand sewing is done at home. I do have 4 - 3 are in my sewing baskets and one is a bit larger for when my finger is puffy.