Wednesday, April 24, 2013

A worn out sewing machine and an art surprise in the mail

Shortly before my trip to Cleveland I started to have problems with my Janome 6500, then when I came home every time I tried to sew anything I'd break a needle. The repair person/ Janome dealer is in Boise, so it was a few days before I could get my machine in to the shop. I left it with an employee, explaining what was wrong. A week later I called and found out that he hadn't even looked at it because the slip didn't say what was wrong. After explaining what was wrong I waited another week and called again, left messages, called again and finally got a response - he still hadn't looked at it, but would and would call me back. When he finally called back late Friday afternoon to tell me that I had completely worn out the bushing that holds the needle bar in place and he would have to contact the factory. Here we are three weeks later and still no call back to tell me if he can fix it.  So my trusty old Bernina 1230 has been brought in from studio b and is doing an excellent job of filling in. It quilted my "365 days to 65" piece with out a problem, has made a vest, a skirt for my grand daughter, some donation quilts and a stuffed snake. I think it's happy to be used again.

A few weeks ago my friend Lisa Flowers Ross was celebrating her 1000'th post with a giveaway of one of her fabric collages she did as a daily project for the month of February. This is what came in the mail for me today.
I love it!! The white fabric with the dark "stitching" is actually a screen print that Lisa did with one of my screens.  The white stitching is actual stitching and it's about 6" sq.

Here's what I've been stitching;
365 red circles #109 - #114
Indigo and rust #37 - #42
Weekly stitching #17



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10 comments:

  1. sighhh - you should have brought your janome to Cleveland! I have the BEST dealer there - he's amazing. He fixes my machine while I go have lunch since I live an hour away. I love love love him! When people ask me what machine they should buy I always say - pick the machine AND the dealer carefully! So sorry for the hassle!

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    1. The dealer I bought the machine from was great - unfortunately we've moved an eight hour drive away. I'd never buy from this guy.

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  2. The Bernina 1230 is the best! Mine has been running beautifully for more than 20 years, and it's all I need or want.

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    1. I do love it, but I also love the large throat space on the Janome.

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  3. I still have my Bernina 1230 and I use it as a backup. I alse use it for winding bobbins, since the bobbin winder on my Bernina 153 is plastic junk and keeps flying off the machine.
    Love, love, love your daily stitching projects.

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    1. Thanks Norma. Seems that there are still plenty of the old 1230's around.

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  4. Good thing you have a back-up. I agree with Nina that the dealer is just as important as the machine.

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  5. Nice work, especially the bottom piece!

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  6. Hi, Linda. Beautiful stitching, as usual. I am particularly taken by the last piece, no. 17. Very appealing in its complex simplicity.
    best, nadia

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