Announcing "Vicki"

Here she is =) well, if I could take a decent picture that is. I do get this lousy picture taking ability honestly tho, I don't believe my Mum has taken a picture that ever included heads yet. She does however have some outstanding shots of unknown people from the neck down =)

anyway, here is my new baby, I've named her Vicki, in honour of a very special person who touched my life.

As you can see I've been using up scrap batting and fabric to practise with her, she is indeed a great playmate so far.

6 hours

well....thats 6 hours of my life I'm never gonna get back! but...d-d-d-drumroll please.....the new machine is together! woot!!!! and better yet, I *think* its even together more or less correctly...double woot! No spare parts anyway, so hey, that's gotta mean something?

And...it works! wow...does it ever work! I'm loving it so far, although she is a lot bigger than Ultii, but can you say electronic channel locks!!! and....fabric advance! omg, I've died and gone to heaven =)

I'll post some pics soon, when I find my camera that is, amongst the packaging, directions, tools, I mean really, you didn't expect me to tidy up before I put some fabric on her did you? =)

Farewell to an old and faithful friend

I wonder if it says something about me to have become so attached to a machine? but I actually felt sadness as I disassembled Ultii to make way for her new big sister.

I suppose its not really that odd, considering her and I worked through so many quilts, each one
depicting some aspect of my life at the time. Joyous moments putting the finishing stitches on a welcome to the family baby quilt, sadder ones when with each stitch I remembered something of my Dad. I think only another quilter might understand.
I hope to find her a new loving home.

In the meantime there are 7 gigantic boxes in my studio, a manual I could use to become the next Miss Muscle Universe, and what looks like a whole lotta hours ahead of me using strange contraptions like allen wrenches. Who calls a wrench Allen anyway?

I will repeat over and over, patience is a virtue, maybe I will even put it to some awesome beats and rival the likes of Lupe!

Wish me luck! =)