It's been such an amazing year for me. So SO many quilts finished. . and what more could a quilter ask for?!
For Christmas this year. . I got . . . THIS:
It's a Juki DDL 8700 - Not sure how to assemble it. . and I can't even LIFT the thing by myself. It weighs 80lbs!!!! I know these machines go really good on a table/frame but I'm just using it as a sit-down machine. . I'm trying to find the perfect sturdy table to put it on right now. Because once it gets situated I canNOT move it!
Can't wait for DH to get home and help me with it!!! He also had to help me with my new iphone. . still not quite sure how to use that either. something tells me that I'll have more luck with the sewing machine than the phone though. . LOL
Here's some other QUILTY things I got for Christmas:
3 large spools of cotton quilting thread from C&C
One package of Neutral thread from Connecting Threads
Fiskers rotary cutter and blades (I'll probably stick to my original olfa cutter though LOL)
Colored and white chalk pencils
A blue quilt marker
A SQUARE quilt ruler. . YAY!!!
and some bobbins for my new Juki!!!
Some white and darkbrown/burgundy fabric yardage!
And look at what my sister did for me!!!!
She has ALL these old magazines . . I kept hinting to her that I really could use the subscription cards out of the magazines for my English Paper Piecing projects. . .
Well I never expected this. . . I get the box and she says to me. . "this gift took the most time for me" LOL. . . . I open it up and she has pulled out ALLL of the index cards out of her magazines for me!!1 Is that not the most thoughtful, sweet, awesome gift ever?! My sister is awesome!
So yes, it's been an amazing Christmas for me. .
Has anyone used this machine before? I can't wait to get'r going!
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December was a super busy month for me. . I finished more projects this month than ever before.
Here are all of my finishes for December, 2011 -
4 memory quilts - these were made with their father's clothes and photos - I embroidered sayings in the borders. This was such a special project to be a part of, and when they sent me this photo of them with their quilts, I cried!!
A memory quilts for my moms secret sister at Church Joyce Jimison.
A memory quilts for a lady in NY's daughter. We used her daughters photos and really BRIGHT colors. . this was a super fun quilt to make!!
A tote with contrasting pockets made with Kate Spain fabric for my friend Megan Howard's sister.
I didn't get a pic of the finished and bound quilt. . but here is one with the quilting finished. This is a lonestar I made for my friend Jaime's mom for Christmas.
I also made a round table cloth for my mom.
So all of these were finished in the month of December. Can you believe it??
Needless to say I am now finally catching up on my sleep. But there is NOTHING in the world I would rather have done with my time. What a great month and a great feeling!
I hope everyone had a successfull and Merry Christmas!!!
Looking forward to another great year full of sewing and Quilting!!
Wow! Just look at the long necked throat on that Juki! Boy, nothing will stop you now! So glad you had such an awesome Christmas, too.
ReplyDeletewell Santa knew just how good you were. Your Juki is a beauty but really needs a better name. I like Daisy.
ReplyDeleteWow, look at those finishes in Dec. LOVE LOVE LOVE the purse. The memory quilts are so special and that lone star, the quilting is amazing. Now, what do you have planned for sewing machine with no name???? Can't wait to see.