Thank you everyone for your comments on my Sleeping Beauty outfit!
So - I went to JoAnn's yesterday (an unplanned trip) - then I discovered the two pages of coupons hidden inside the back cover of my coupon book - I was a happy girl!
Anyways, like a lot of you, I have a Viking shop inside my JoAnn's. So - I talked to the lady while I was there. They have two sergers that will do a cover stitch - the Huskylock s21 and the Huskylock s25. The 21 runs about $799 (which is the best price I've found for a new machine that does the cover stitch) - she was willing to throw in the big box of extra feet (retail $150) for free. I did not buy the machine, because I really wanted to come home and research it first. So far, I am liking what I've read. It's not a Babylock... but I am not sure that I can invest in a babylock yet. The Huskylock comes with as many lessons as I need - which I will need a lot!
Does anyone have the Huskylock s21?
So, I guess, I am leaning towards getting the serger first.
I do enjoy doing the hand embroidery, because I can sit on the couch and do it in the evening while the family is in the livingroom - so I can still be part of the family and get some work done at the same time. I just wish it didn't take so long - and sometimes I wish I wasn't such a perfectionist, I feel like I am always trying to out do myself.
Eventually, I think I will try to get an embroidery machine - after the serger.
Thanks again, everyone, for your advise - I truly appreciate it!
D~