Still, I wasn't quite ready for a new one, until Amazon had sale a week or so ago, and I was seduced by this Brother machine at 66% off. Lookie here- It's still on sale! (if you order, you may not want the extra carrying case- it does come with a dust cover).
This baby cost less, delivered, than a trip to the shop for the Viking. It was an easy seduction.
There is a learning curve with it- the lever for the presser foot is on the right side of the needle, which means I need to raise and lower it with my right hand, something I have never done before. It'll take a while before that feels natural. But otherwise, man, is this baby nice (and light- it weighs less than 10lbs).
I doubt I'll use the fancy stitches often, but they're fun. And the tension was perfect, right out of the box.
I might want to remember how to spell my name, though.
As a way to get used to the general functioning of the machine, I decided to piece a baby quilt from fabric I had cut already.
No better way to acclimate than playing, I always say when I need a reason to justify sewing a quilt top when I still have Christmas knitting to finish.
I just pulled fabrics as they came off the pile, this is a true random selection. I like how it came out.
Note the corner matchingness... (there is a reason I chose this one to photograph... the other corners might not be quite as matchy).
With the border.
I decided to free-form quilt it (more practice) with just a fleece backing and no batting. It took me awhile to remember to slow down on the curves, so the tension on the back isn't perfect. And the fact that I have absolutely no sense of straight doesn't matter with free-form quilting. I quilted every block differently, just playing the whole way through.
I am hand stitching the binding down now, and then I will wash the quilt. I'll show you the finished product tomorrow!
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