I was delighted when I got the call yesterday that my sewing machine was repaired and ready for pick-up. Ramon went with me today to bring that little puppy home. However, the sewing machine never made it.
I talked to Eddie for about two hours at Eddie's Quilting Bee in Sunnyvale, where my machine was being fixed. As Ramon recommend, I asked his opinion on if my current "Bernina" was qualified to meet my needs. I told him what I was doing, re-creating 30 Alexander McQueen looks in one year to learn how to sew. Wide-eyed, he asked, "how many?" in shock and disbelief.
He took some time to show me some other machines, and I got to try them all out. I really, really, really wish that I had known about this place before I bought the first machine. However, as Ramon says, if I hadn't have lost my job, I probably wouldn't have discovered until way down the road that it wasn't robust enough for my needs.
After testing numerous button holes, and asking a lot of questions I Ramon and I brought home this!
It may have cost more than my first and second cars, but it is less than Dalyn spent at Nieman's during the Green Party a few weeks ago.
OMG, I am so happy I could pee my pants. I am actually so happy that I finished the wool skirt! Too late and too tired tonight to put it on in the hallway, I will do it tomorrow, and post the pics.
For now I shall tease the lining, which I love. I didn't buy any in the city, which was a big mistake. I can only find acetate an polyester in the South Bay. So, I decided to go with something a bit more flirty and feathered because it tickled my fancy.
More to come on the beautiful Bernina Aurora 450 sewing machine and the many other goings on during the weekend soon. I'm pooped.
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