BERNINA: GETTING TO KNOW YOU

My Elna, aged 32, has now been laid to rest: something to do with the motor siezing and an expensive manouvre to replace a small part (the engine compressor). I visited Bamber's in Manchester and was soon given the sad news and made a happy purchase: a computerised Bernina 400 with all mod cons especially a memory which makes all buttonholes on one garment the same as the rest! Buttonholes are what put e off making clothes in recent years! (apart from lack of time!) Can't wait to play some more today!

Birthday blues!

I am another year older, but perhaps not wiser. Today attended the 2nd of 3 days on advanced communication skills: did not FEEL very skilled, although the group and the trainer thought I did fine. The constructive suggestions were really good and I look forward to trying some of them: the only thing is, a day like this can be exhausting!
Thank goodness we could follow this with a lovely relaxing evening with the newly-weds, who had organised a lovely meal at their home. Chilli, salad and Devonshire cream cake...if i go on like this, it will be a foodie blog.
My internet research for a sewing machine continues...and the Embellisher needles I ordered last weekend have not yet arrived!

Getting started

Well, I registered my blog on 27th June: and nobody has any idea that I have one: no time to get it up and running yet! I do have a good friend who has a great blog and I will take tips from her as soon as we get to chat again! I love looking at her pics and the realated family blogs.

My other favourite blogs are related to quilts and textile art. Such eye-candy around the world..

Which reminds me: my sewing machine (a tried and trusted 32-year old Elna SU) died on me last Saturday: well it didn't actually die so much as take on an energietic new lease of life, when the electronic pedal seemed to get stuck on GO-FAST....and the only way to stop the poor machine running was to turn off the power!
Disaster...well maybe not...perhaps I will treat myself to a new machine for my b....day.