My new toy...

A couple of weeks ago, I had a bit of a meltdown over what I thought was the death of an old friend - my sewing machine. You see, it's a lovely machine, but bought in the the US which makes it run on different current than we have here in France. To adapt, I have a transformer.

A couple of weeks ago, I turned on my machine and it lit up, went beep, and then nothing. No light. No beep. Dead. Fried from the 220v current ripping through its 110v body. I was devastated. I honestly cried for over an hour. Not only at the thought of having to purchase another machine rapidly in order to get orders done, but because it was my friend. We'd been through so much together. So many quilts and clothes patterns and cushions and curtains and... well you get the point.

After a good cry, I did finally accept its fate and set about finding a new machine to purchase, one that would surely empty out all my accounts. I found it, emptied accounts and purchased it. And purchased a new transformer as well.

As luck would have it, the transformer arrived first. Out of curiousity, I thought I would give my old friend one last try before sending it to its final resting place. One last plug in. One last switch on before... Wait! It lit up, went beep, and was ready to go. Fabulous!

And not so fabulous. My old friend was working (much to my surprise) but an expensive new friend was on its way. Dilemma.

After much deliberation and a bit of negotiation, I have managed to turn my newly ordered sewing machine into the slightly more pricey embroidery machine I have long wanted.

It arrived Monday and I have a bit to learn. But here is a sample of my first practice session. Can't wait to figure it out. Can't wait for my snowman to have eyes!