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Yooper32 03-24-2011 03:07 AM

Oh, I do so love a "love story". It was absolutley your day.

Happy Tails 03-24-2011 03:12 AM

Seee that's the kind of stuff that reinstates my belief in people!!! Congratulations emjoy your new to you machine :)

allie1448 03-24-2011 03:14 AM

that is such a lovely story and so glad you found a fabulous new machine. I think Quilters are such giving people and your store owners is just that! such a gift that you met her at the right time too!

justlooking 03-24-2011 03:37 AM

Always good to hear a great story! Glad it happened to you!

emerald46 03-24-2011 03:44 AM

What a wonderful day for you!

grammy17 03-24-2011 03:52 AM


Originally Posted by needles3thread
I think good things happen to good people --those that are
giving get back in return. We can't outgive God. He arranges
these "chance" happenings.

God is good and takes care of us.

Tinabodina 03-24-2011 03:52 AM

That is a wonderful story and shows there are still super nice people in the world.

terrt 03-24-2011 04:04 AM

YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS MACHINE!!! TAKE THE TIME TO LEARN THE MACHINE AND YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE YEARS OF GREAT SEWING....

OmaForFour 03-24-2011 04:06 AM

I would lik to know the name of that quilt shop and if she has a website. I think some of us would love to do business there with such a wonderful person.


Originally Posted by Little RoO
Hi....I posted a message last week re: looking for a new machine.
I feel truly blessed yesteray as I had one of those days that so rarely happens.
I decided to call a few sewing machine shops having narrowed my choice to a pfaff. I want to keep my husqvarna designer 1 as I love the embroidery but would like dedicated machine for quilting.
Lots of people seem to love the IDT and having tried it I was smitten.
One of the Pfaff dealers, about 70 miles away said she had quite an old machine with IDT in good condition that I might be interested in and could have for $400 so off I went to check it out...the journey took me well over an hour. When I got there she said she was so glad that I had arrived because one of the ladies from her quilt class had literally come in whist I was travelling down and bought a brand new quilt expression 4, trading in her Select 3.0 that she had bought from them just last year. The Select 3.0 was in perfect condition, and looked brand new
Then she said as I had travelled so far would I like it for $425 and she would give me a quater inch foot,open toe and some threads as it had originally come with them as a free gift....I couldn't believe it.....I jumped at it as it really is a lovely machine but had been out of my budget new.
Then we got chatting and I told her I was in the middle of doing a very quick single quilt to send to Japan via our quilt club this week. She asked me to wait five minutes and disappeared into the back of her shop. When she returned her arms were full with quilts....demonstration quilts...which she gave me to take to my quilt group to be sent to Japan.........What a truly wonderful lady....I cannot believe that one telephone call could give me such a wonderful day.....I am calling my new machine Sandra after her.......and it sews beautifully


grannie cheechee 03-24-2011 04:19 AM

Wonderful. Isn't it something, how waiting for something always turns out better than we could imagine? I'm so happy for you.


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