You've heard all my kvetching about the old Kenmore dying - blah, blah, blah. I bought this basic Janome back in early December to replace it, and I've used it once for about a 6" stitch just to try it out.
- At 2:40 today, I had all my pieces cut to make a quilt for a free downloadable project that I was aiming to post on Monday.
- At 2:41, I was sitting down to the machine positively brimming with anticipation to sew my first item! A quilt! With Tilly fabrics to boot!
- At 2:42, I was looking at p. 12 in the manual on how to change the presser foot.
- At 2:43, that little piece broke off in my hand. (I pulled when I shoulda pushed. Yeah, I didn't read - I looked at the pictures. And I didn't look at the direction of the arrow.)
- At 2:44, I was googling the sewing shop.
- At 2:45, I was reading their hours on their website:
Saturdays, 10am-3pm; Sundays, closed. - Guess how long it takes to get there? Guess who will be leaving her house at 9:45am on Monday to be there when they open at 10am?
I dug my old, old Kenmore out of the basement. Not the one from the 70s that just broke. The one before that. That was from the 90s. That my mom gave to me for my 25th birthday. That I broke many times b/c I insisted on sewing things that were too thick.
I truly think I'm the one that's too thick sometimes.
