A little history lesson and you may ask "what's that got to do with Valerys Gallery?"
1/15/2014
Pin keep
Pin keeps or pin cushions are used to store straight pins and sewing needles. Most are weighted in some fashion. According to Victorian folklore, a tomato placed in a new home would bring prosperity, if a tomato was not to be had one was made from a ball of fabric. The most popular form of a pincushion to this day is the tomato.
1/04/2014
Naomi
I had to make a trip this morning to the local fabric store to pick up fabric for a new quilt I'm working on, a quilt I designed with Electric Quilt 7 (on my punch list to master in 2014). While at the store I checked out the Janome sewing machines and the 7700 QCP caught my eye. The harp space, the space to the right of the needle, is an awesome 11.5 inches, I could probably roll up a sleeping bag in there.
Back at Valerys Gallery, as I was cutting and piecing quilt blocks all I could think about was that sewing machine. I even thought of a name...Naomi...Naomi Janome, corny...I love it! I compared their price with prices online, their price was lower and the store services the Janome machines. I called hubby, I called the store, shut down Valerys Gallery for lunch, drove to Keene and picked up Naomi!
She sat in the box in my craft room at home until I closed up the shop. I was a tad bit more excited about getting the two blocks of the quilt I designed done than playing with Naomi. But when I got home at 5:30, I said hello to hubby and headed for the craft room. My old standby Singer "Slant-o-Matic" got swept aside to make room for the new. I have two old Singer machines, a White I bought from a school's overstock, a vintage Kenmore I haven't checked out yet, my mom's old Brother machine, and a newer White quilting machine, they'll come in handy when I start having sewing classes otherwise I'd just be a hoarder of sewing machines.
I digress, I went through the user guide front to back, wound a bobbin, threaded her up and took her for a spin. (I tried out the needle threader...in the dark...very nearly, the guide says "shut the machine off", WHAT!, no light and I'm farsighted, I cheated and turned it back on, I've had a needle in my finger before and I'm sure my finger will never let that happen again! The needle threader worked like a charm.) She's so quiet I may nod off in that capacious harp space. Alas, dinner calls.
Goodnight, Naomi
Keep calm and dream on!
Val
Back at Valerys Gallery, as I was cutting and piecing quilt blocks all I could think about was that sewing machine. I even thought of a name...Naomi...Naomi Janome, corny...I love it! I compared their price with prices online, their price was lower and the store services the Janome machines. I called hubby, I called the store, shut down Valerys Gallery for lunch, drove to Keene and picked up Naomi!
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| Naomi |
She sat in the box in my craft room at home until I closed up the shop. I was a tad bit more excited about getting the two blocks of the quilt I designed done than playing with Naomi. But when I got home at 5:30, I said hello to hubby and headed for the craft room. My old standby Singer "Slant-o-Matic" got swept aside to make room for the new. I have two old Singer machines, a White I bought from a school's overstock, a vintage Kenmore I haven't checked out yet, my mom's old Brother machine, and a newer White quilting machine, they'll come in handy when I start having sewing classes otherwise I'd just be a hoarder of sewing machines.
I digress, I went through the user guide front to back, wound a bobbin, threaded her up and took her for a spin. (I tried out the needle threader...in the dark...very nearly, the guide says "shut the machine off", WHAT!, no light and I'm farsighted, I cheated and turned it back on, I've had a needle in my finger before and I'm sure my finger will never let that happen again! The needle threader worked like a charm.) She's so quiet I may nod off in that capacious harp space. Alas, dinner calls.
Goodnight, Naomi
Keep calm and dream on!
Val
1/03/2014
In the Kitchen
I would love to walk through my kitchen and just sigh. You notice I said "walk through". I love aesthetics, I don't really enjoy the kitchen's purpose, I just want to walk through and appreciate it's beauty. I'm ready for a kitchen makeover.
1/01/2014
The 2014 Punch List - a moving target
I started making a list of goals for 2014. I don't expect to reach them all and I do expect to add on to the list as the year progresses. It's a moving target.
TRAINING
- Master the ElectricQuilt7 program. Thank you, Santa
- Master the Cricut Expression. Thank you, Santa
- Learn how to free motion quilt - FMQ.
- Learn how to crazy quilt.
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