Cause I got a new baby!
It is a Baby Lock Presto II. It has everything on my wish list except a knee lift. But I got a really good deal on the machine and so far I am very happy with it. Do you see how bright the light is? It has TWO led lights! Somebody must have finally smacked the sewing machine manufactures upside the head - add more lights! The bed of the machine is nice and wide also. Although I did order an extra large Sew Steady table for quilting, for general piecing I won't need it.
While I was playing / testing with the in-store machine I pieced this little runner. I quilted it at home using the walking foot. Funny how you get used to things a certain way...my Bernina walking foot is a wide toe with clear plastic center. The new one is for straight stitching only, it is narrow and all metal. With the clear plastic I had to use my eyes to stay in the ditch, with the new walking foot I have to align the foot appropriately...time will tell which I like better.
I did more in the ditch quilting and some free motion quilting on the little patriotic runner. FMQ was a breeze! If you click on the picture you can see the stars I quilted better.
It has 100 built in stitches and 4 alphabets. I used one of the decorative stitches to quilt this little hexie topper.
There was also lots of slow stitching with binding and blackwork (finished another row).
And (doin a happy dance) I emptied another scrap bin. One more to go.
I found the deeper into the bin I got the more scraps went into these giveaway / donation bags.
If you want scraps I will happily send you some.
I hope you all have a safe and very Merry Christmas!
Oh that looks like a lovely well-lit, wide-based machine! Congrats! Merry Christmas to you! Wow! There's a bottom to our scrap bins!?!?!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas :-) a fun new machine! A good reward for all the scrap bin cutting and organization. I hope your holidays are happy there. I'm baking more pie :-)
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you! What a lovely machine! It is a beauty. I liked the stitching on the hexie thing. I left clicked and clicked to open the pic in another tab till I could see the big version. I also like the little patriotic runner and I did see the stars. I ALWAYS click on your photos. Way to go on the scrap bin, and someone is going to be very happy to get the bags you give away.
ReplyDeleteI hope after Christmas that I can settle down and sew. Seems like my mind has not been in it.
That looks like a fun machine....especially nice lighting too. You will have fun with it. Merry Christmas.
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