So, this is my sewing machine:
Don't get me wrong, I love it. It's 26 years old (1994), and it's been a workhorse, and it's my baby. It's made everything you see on this blog, and much, much more. It's yellowed with age and a lot of the markings have rubbed off over the years. But it still sews - even does buttonholes and all twelve fancy stitches.
The problem is it's also developing age-related issues. It's slow. The dials and switches are hard to operate. The thread catches all the time. I've had it serviced, and I take great care of it, it's just showing its age.
I also have a "new" machine, as of about six years ago - a Singer Curvy - that has been nothing but a problem since I got it. It ran well for a year before it needed a new pedal. Then the needle shank fell out of alignment. I had it fixed. Then something else broke. I had it fixed. Then the needle shank went off again. I had it fixed. It did it again - and this time I wasn't willing to just keep sinking money into this thing. I had already spent more than the machine was worth in repairs, and I just wasn't going to do it anymore.
Enter my friends Chris and Franchesca. Chris texted me yesterday morning and said, "Hey, did you ever get that sewing machine issue sorted out?" A conversation about my two machines ensued. Long story short, the pair of them showed up at my house last night with this:
That's a Husqvarna Viking Tribute 140C - Franchesca's old machine. She got a new one recently and decided she needed to loan this one to me so I could work on something nice. Holy crap! I think I said "thank you" about a thousand times. (If you're reading this, Franchesca, THANK YOU!!!)
I took it for a short drive this morning - I ran a little sampler just to familiarize myself with basic operations, changed the thread and the bobbin, and then repaired a mask that needed longer elastic. I can't WAIT to get going on big projects with this thing! It runs so smoothly and quietly, and practically does everything for you. I'm about to download the manual so I can learn how to do all nine million stitches that this thing does (especially buttonholes, I'm going to need to make a lot of buttonholes in the near future).
So anyway, I just wanted to show off my new toy. I can't wait to really get into it!
