Well today was a rainy day but a lot was accomplished.
First we went to lunch...mmmm Wendy's
Then we took Aliya to the Children's Museum. She loved it!
After that I met with Terri who is a longarm quilter and she gave me some awesome pointers on quilting my quilts. She does beautiful work!
We bought the thread we needed to quilt the 5 tops waiting ever so patiently. I wont tell you how much it cost :( Why is thread so expensive. If anyone knows of a good place to buy thread that won't break the bank (holy "insert appropriate word here") I would love to know.
Finally we went to see the new Janome Horizon. Let me just say its a beautiful machine and is super cool. I think I feel at ease with my Baby Locks since it still has some of the features I love that the Janome doesn't have...although the Janome is very nice! I did forget to ask if it had the low bobbin warning like my BL does but I forgot. Other than that the Janome did not change anything that I would have wanted it to have like the button to lift the foot in the front, or a snap in extension table, and the threader is pretty much the same and I like my Baby Locks better. So I am still a happy camper and have the best machine for me. Although I DO love that 11 inch space for quilting :) hmmmm....lol
Then it was Home for us and take out Applebees for dinner...yumm
First we went to lunch...mmmm Wendy's
Then we took Aliya to the Children's Museum. She loved it!
After that I met with Terri who is a longarm quilter and she gave me some awesome pointers on quilting my quilts. She does beautiful work!
We bought the thread we needed to quilt the 5 tops waiting ever so patiently. I wont tell you how much it cost :( Why is thread so expensive. If anyone knows of a good place to buy thread that won't break the bank (holy "insert appropriate word here") I would love to know.
Finally we went to see the new Janome Horizon. Let me just say its a beautiful machine and is super cool. I think I feel at ease with my Baby Locks since it still has some of the features I love that the Janome doesn't have...although the Janome is very nice! I did forget to ask if it had the low bobbin warning like my BL does but I forgot. Other than that the Janome did not change anything that I would have wanted it to have like the button to lift the foot in the front, or a snap in extension table, and the threader is pretty much the same and I like my Baby Locks better. So I am still a happy camper and have the best machine for me. Although I DO love that 11 inch space for quilting :) hmmmm....lol
Then it was Home for us and take out Applebees for dinner...yumm
3 comments:
You will have to share those tips :)
ditto on the tips. sounds like a great day, too.
I agree - my quilting is terrible and any tips would be great. I love all the commentary on the sewing machines too - some day soon I have to think about replacing my ancient sewing machine and might come back to you for advice.
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