Happy Valentine' Day

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

I hope you all get something nice for Valentine's Day. I got an early Valentine's Day present from my DH. I feel so lucky to have such a wonderful DH, who just gets me so well. No flowers and chocolate for this girl, I get something I really want.

Yay - it’s a Memory Craft 6600P! I can't believe my DH bought it for me!!! The fact that it was on sale from $2999 to $1999 made a huge difference. We went out today all the way to Liverpool and got it from Sewing Machine Services there. I also traded in my very old Pfaff 1222E as well, so I got an even better deal.

My wonderful DH unpacked it all for me and help me set up the newly organised Craft Studio/Office, which used to be our formal lounge/dining (that we have only used two times in the last 13 years).

I got rid of my Horn Sewing Cabinet (by that I mean it was moved to the garage until I can decide if I want to keep it or sell it) and replaced it with a 5ft folding table. I found that the cabinet was too low for me. I am not a short person and I always felt like I was leaning down into the machine and hunched over. I have put the MC6600P on top of the table with it’s very large extension table and I seem to be more at the right height for it now. I also have so much more room on all sides with this new table, but I have to say I miss the storage area in the drawers that the horn cabinet had. I might have to come up with a new storage solution underneath my new table.


I had a little play with the machine and it is awesome. I did a little bit of free motion quilting and I have to say that it was so much better. I am not sure if it’s me or the machine. I'd like to think it is a little bit of both. I am now trying to get through my DD applique blocks so I can start piecing together the quilt on my new machine. Only 6 from 14 to go. It’s a hard slog, but it will be worth it in the end.