Okay, I have been a lurker on this thread forever. I also have to admit that the last time I have used a sewing machine was junior high home ec. Lets just say that it was a bit of a disaster. (A drawstring bag that never closed right) I really wanted to love it but I found it frustrating and boring. Well fast forward about 15 plus years, I have a sewing machine still in the box collecting dust. Then one day I stumble upon this thread and voila I am interested again. I jumped right in and started with the Big Give and some crayon rolls. I am pretty happy with how they turned out. I have already bought several CarlaC patterns and they are on my to do list.
Sorry for the quality. I had to use my cellphone, my camera was lost in the move.
Tricia
I'm glad you're jumping back in to sewing! You did great on the crayon rolls! Is that even a little ric-rac I see? Very cute! You'll love the CarlaC patterns! She makes everything so easy! If you need help we'll be here!
I just got back from the sewing shop. They demonstrated the Brother Innov-is 4200D because they just sold the last 2800D. It was WAY cool! I couldn't believe it would actually thread itself! I didn't hear any noise. I was truly amazed. The price for the 2800D was $3,000. I knew they were expensive, but I was a little shocked. The 4200D is out of the picture because it is $1,500 more than the 2800D.
Is it worth it to spend this kind of money?
I would be using the machine for our business, our daughter's dance class outfits, Disney, basically personal use. I guess I could venture off and try to make some money at some point, but not sure if there is a market for this type of stuff.
Thoughts?
I can tell you that I constantly get requests to stitch my designs onto clothing items. I don't have the time or the desire to do this, so I have to turn people away. So, there is a market for it!
And, today my niece came home from a trip to help at a Russian orphanage with our church and my nephew went back to Cedarville!! And as all this is going on, their mom has been back in the hospital since Saturday - gallbladder surgery with complications - and 3 other siblings under 7! Its been a crazy few days!!!
Wendy, you little stinker! You didn't tell me you digitized those dolphins yourself!! You did a wonderful job!! Did you do the patriotic Mickey, too? I am impressed!!!
How awesome that your niece went to help out at a Russian orphanage. That must have been a rewarding, but heartbreaking trip!
My 2 votes puts our sewing idol to 800...
Have you voted!?!?!?!?
Not yet! Thanks for the reminder!
Wendy,
I am working on my first two simply sweets... wish me luck!
You can do it!!!
I love everything Wendy, but where did you get the I heart dolpins design? My girls are currently in love with dolphins!
I'm working on some sea life designs for our trip to Sea World. But, I see that Wendy did those herself! Wow!
Help Again....
I know I've asked this before but I can't find it in the other post. How do I post pictures from facebook?
The directions are in the very first post in this thread under how to post pictures! There is a 2nd method that tells you how to post them right from facebook.
I'm not Wendy but I happen to know she digitized it herself!
I am so impressed!
If I get my wish, I'd like to go in September for Night of Joy and then again after Thanksgiving to see the Christmas stuff - Im addicted to the Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights!!!!!!
Ooohh!!!! I love the Osborne Lights!!! I am determined to take the kids with me to see them this year. Do you have definite dates yet? I'd love to go at the same time as you and finally get to meet you! I'm going to wait and see if they have any great deals in late November/early December again!
I have been playing around with my new-to-me embroidery machine tonight. I honestly don't think the person that sold it to me used it more than once. It is just like brand new...not a speck of dust even. It finally came on Friday but I had my kids and grandkids all here all weekend so it barely came out of the box (only for show and tell...). It
is fabulous. Can't wait for my thread and stuff to come in so I can start making things.
Yay! How exciting!
Does anyone on her have a Husqvarna Viking Designer SE Limited Edition machine?
I have a Viking Designer 1 and I LOVE it! I find it really easy to use, even for a beginner. The only problem I've had with it is I had to replace the touch screen. But, it's about 10 years old, I believe, so that's not a bad track record!
It's a very nice machine. The thing with the Vikings is they're not as user friendly what takes 3 steps with a Brother takes 5or 6 with a Viking. You just have to jump through a few more hoops. It sews very well though and if you want to take the time, you'd learn it quickly enough.
Really? I tried out Teresa's Brother machine and it seemed to have the same amount of steps as my Viking. But, hers is one of the cheaper Brothers. So, that may be the difference? Once I choose the design, I just press "go" to start stitching!
You can convert to .exp Heather. Most bernina's will read .exp. Only problem is that exp strips out all the colors from the design and replaces them with generic colors that don't match any of the colors you started with. It will still have a color for each part.. just a wild randomly picked color. So if someone wants to use the exp format you can still do the designs you just need to print out a color sheet before the design is converted to exp.
I've had Bernina users tell me they can only use art. Is it possible that an older Bernina won't allow them to use any other format? Some Bernina users will request exp, though. I do convert to exp and I always include a color chart (you'd know that if you tried one of my designs
).
I wanted to chime in on Bernina software also. I have a Bernina machine and Bernina software, and my machine reads tons of different types of designs. If you don't use .art, the software's favorite is .pes. However, I can read .exp, .hus, and several other formats. I have an older Bernina sewing/embroidery machine, and I love it. It will be used until it dies. Although, my Dad has the home "commercial" version of the Brother, and I must say, it does beautiful work, but it doesn't sew anything.
Hmm...I'm wondering if some of my customers just don't realize that their machine will read a different format!
All this talk about embroidery machines makes me want one! Someday!
You NEEEEED an embroidery machine.
I love the family dragon pants- too cute! The baby stuff is adorable, too! I love that animal fabric!
This turned out really cute!
Hey all, long time, no see! We moved from North Carolina to Oregon and have been super busy! It was a loooonnnggg drive, but so much fun.
check out my ticker!!!! We are going to Disneyland for the first time! So excited! And we leave in 13 days! I don't have time to sew much! One new outfit for the girls and then we will have to reuse septembers outfits!
Hope to try and keep up this time.
Hi!!! I'm happy to see you again! You should wait another 30 days and then we would be at Disneyland at the same time! I guess your kids probably wouldn't be too pleased if you did that though. LOL!
Which reminds me...we are planning a trip to Vegas again this year...but we are really going this time! We put it off last year to spend time with FIL and his wife at the beach. But this year we are really going. I am excited! It is going to be kinda like the Honeymoon we never had. (Katie went with us on our first one! Darn doing things in reverse!!) So it will be fun! We are going in August, which means blazing heat, but it will still be fun just me and him.
That sounds so nice (besides the blazing heat)! Henry and I went away for 1 night for our anniversary last year. It was so nice to spend some time with just the two of us. I'd love to go away for a couple of nights with just him.
2 things....
2) And I saw this earlier on a website and had to share...
Instead of saying " our fabric stash" we should call it Our Fabricologist Resource Center
I love it! We can use FRC for short!
I posted this yesterday.
Love this!! This is more what I had in mind when making my Zoe dress. I just couldn't figure out how to do the elastic part even though you explained it to me on FB. I'm definitely for a pattern!! I can't make just the skirt part of course.. so I'd love to make dresses. This is definitely my favorite version you have done! it is soo gorgeous!!
We put it off last year to spend time with FIL and his wife at the beach. But this year we are really going. I am excited! It is going to be kinda like the Honeymoon we never had. (Katie went with us on our first one! Darn doing things in reverse!!!
) So it will be fun! We are going in August, which means blazing heat, but it will still be fun just me and him.
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I guess I would huh? 
