Red and White Swap

Several weeks ago I signed up for a fabric swap Sew Many Ways was hosting.  Not that I need more 5" squares of fabric but I do love red and white.  

We all sent in 125 -  5" squares and were supposed to get 125 different ones back.  I guess a lot of people sent in the same fabrics because when mine came back I had lots of duplicates.    I know seperating all these squares was a lot of work and   Sharon always does such a nice job. She always includes a little gift in your return package. This time she  sent everyone a sweet little red and white spool and bobbin holder.  Thanks Sharon.

I picked up my machine yesterday over $400 so glad to have her home.  Please don't unplug your power cord from your machine when you are shutting down.  Unplug or turn the power off at the wall.  I learned an expensive lesson.
Happy Stitching,
Nancy

Visitation at 2:00

My Machine Died!  I was just sewing along and all of a sudden the screen went blank and that was that.  I hope it's not the motherboard but I think it might be.
Wonder how much this is going to cost?
Just thinking about the drive to the dealer in all that traffic makes me shudder.

So I dug out my trusty old Creative 1471she is over 30 years old and still sews like a dream.  I do miss some of the features on my 2144 like how the presser foot raises and lowers every time you stop and start sewing but it's nice to have a backup machine.  I don't know what I would do if I couldn't sew.  Did you ever think about what you would do if you couldn't sew?