Mat from my daughter, scissors and templates from my Mom, new machine from my husband. The coolest thing is the way they are encouraging my new habit.

You must have been very good all year.

Maybe they want to keep you out of trouble? :-D (Little do they know....... :twisted: )

Ahhhh aren't they sweet!

ooooo aren't you special?! I would love to have a BIG mat.

What a wonderful family. Many happy sewing hours ahead of you I'm sure.
Happy New Sewing Year
Annie

Isn't it great when your family supports your hobby? You are one lucky woman! Now get that machine humming! :thumbup:

You are going to LOVE that machine - especially when you get the hang of the start/stop button so you don't have to use a foot pedal!

Well, .... I had told my daughter (age 28 and already the recepient of curtains for her room and her son's room AND a quilt for herself and the one in the avatar for her son) to be SURE that Dad knew I wanted a new machine so ... maybe not so good, just resourceful?

Daughter asked a quilting friend what other things I could use.

Because of what I've read on here about this machine I did not even unwrap the foot pedal. Love the push button and the needle up/down button. I've only straight stitched with it - except for a little practice square with some stitches and the little monogram letters - but ... love it!

I sewed on it last night for a while and even this morning. It's a bit challenging cause I brought the little avatar guy home with me from Christmas, but he's easily entertained so I've been sewing anyway - a bit!

Sounds like you are having fun!! Enjoy the many hours of sewing!

Many, many happy hours of quilting to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How nice. You'll have so much fun sewing.

Goodies are always nice!

Lucky lady

Good for you, we all need this kind of positive encouragement from our families!... Enjoy it all!

What a wonderful Christmas. Isn't it great when our families encourage our habit.......opps I meant hobby. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Whens your birthday?? better start your next wish list. How wonderful I'm sure they are starting theirs too!!

Cool!

Nice Christmas gifts that show that they care about what you like to do.

got to love a family of enablers!

Very nice, lucky you.

That's wonderful and I agree....it is wonderful when they recognize that you really love something and support you! :D

I hope they don't know how this could expand as a monster like rest of us quilters Fabric, more fabric, fabric rulers,thread, thread, pins, longarn, fab, paterns, paterns,
dvd's time on the quit form, late dinners,and such happy wife.
bless you and yours have funn and enjoy

Enablers - I like that one!

My husband may not be so thrilled as I keep disappearing to the dining/sewing room as the little one bops back and forth between us. He moved his new soccer net into the kitchen so he can say, "Watch this, Grammy!" and I can glance his direction as I sew, sew, sew. When he hits a goal he runs to me for a "ticket". I give him a little scrap of fabric which he runs to show Grampop. There's a little collection of "Tickets" on the coffee table. LOL

Because I had read up on my machine on this site I also knew that when the tension looked off to rethread both the bobbin and the upper thread - problem solved. I've sewn enough to have to replace the bobbin - that's a lot under the circumstances. Now how long will it be before I truly REMEMBER that it resets to the default whenever I turn it off???? That needle clunking down on the foot is just not a good sound!

Now TOMORROW I'll have 2 grandboys - one age 2 and the other 3 - let's see if I can convince them both to play soccer in the kitchen and be rewarded with Tickets so I can sew! :)

Enjoy every minute of it!

Read your Book that came with it it does have a way to set your needle to where it will stay put once you shut it off and tuen it back on, so it want be hiting your foot.. :D :thumbup:

Thanks Pickles - I read the manual online before Santa brought the machine so have been just trouble shooting since then. Must have missed something!

I have the same machine and I love it. There are directions in the manual about resetting that option.

Boy, did you ever LUCK out!! :thumbup: What wonderful & thoughtful gifts you received from your family. It looks to me like they might all want something made for them, on your new machine. I am so happy for you. ENJOY!!
:D :D :D :D

wow you are one lucky lady.."ENJOY"

Wonderful........great family!

Wonderful gifts and very thoughtful family. They each deserve a quilt....... :lol: Happy Quilting!

Love your gift! Enjoy!

What wonderful, thoughtful gifts. You're going to LOVE those little scissors! They're great for snipping threads as you finish sewing a line, snipping while doing embroidery and if you just need to take out a stitch or two, they are great. Of course, all your gifts are great. You have a wonderful family. :thumbup:

How are you making out today with the two boys? I love your "ticket" idea - not so sure Granpop does, but I sure do! :lol:

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...great gifts..enjoy.

congratulations

That is so sweet!

Great presents!

That's great! That means you have to keep sewing!!! I have one of the large cutting mats and it's wonderful to have. :)

Hooray for you! Enjoy all your new stuff!