I was gifted this Advent Calendar from Sarah and Winnie. Nine little windows with a little jar of jam or honey behind each. The glass jars have red and white gingham-looking lids. Yesterday's jam was peach apricot.
I've had some overdue alterations to do. One was a pair of black denim jeans with a really heavy side seam. It was the first time I've seen my new sewing machine in action for thick fabrics. The needle acts like a jack hammer, pounding through the thicknesses. A little disconcerting but it worked well.
I've loved, loved my Viking Quilt Designer for many years. It has a smaller platform that I've always appreciated, and it sews like a dream. For alterations, it's been my go-to. Yesterday, though, I decided to put it into semi-retirement. It will come out for retreats and for hemming dainty cuffs and other small things.
My newer machines also sew like a dream, and they have LED lighting. That's a big deal when sewing dark fabrics. Their touch screens are much larger, and the new one has a needle threading system that I could only have dreamed of. At a touch of a button, the needle is threaded.
It will take a while to get used to the empty space on the table where the Quilt Designer used to sit. It's sewn a million miles and deserves a rest.
2 comments:
I’m curious about the brand of your new machine? A new Viking?
My favorite brand.......husband has an entire wall of screw, nuts, bolts etc in his workshop- all in empty jam jars with red and white checked lids. I never recycle any of them. the tiny ones are so so adorable.
I have never had a tiny one but I think of my Muffy Bear having one on her tiny table. I didn't save them back when we visited Europe and they had the tiny tiny jars at Breakfast.
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