Tuesday 5 February 2013

Dotty

At the start of January, I blogged about what I would like to do Craft 2013 although that list was in no particular order as they say, second on the list was buy a new sewing machine, now I had no idea how that was going to come about, but you know how sometimes, things just fall into place, well I am so pleased to tell you they did, I had already decided which machine I wanted, before this I have had a couple of machines both quite basic, and this one is mid range but to me its a big jump, well my new baby arrived yesterday.....



I put my order in on Friday and on the website due for delivery  6th Feb, but on Sunday night, a email popped itself into my inbox saying it had been dispatched, did that mean I could hope they it would arrive Monday? Well just incases, (from a film I love) I was up at 6 on Monday morning, washed dressed all ready to answer the door from 7.30am onwards, I kept telling myself don't get too excited it is probably coming Wednesday but mid-day the door went and it was HERE.

I decided to have lunch first, because I didn't want to get it out the box and then have to move it. Then out the box she came, I sat and read the manual twice, would you believe I was scared to turn her on? Eventually at 7.30 last night I turned her own wound a bobbin, and threaded her both of which she did like a dream and I tested her out, well lets just say I think we are going to have many happy years together.

One more thing, I had this urge to name her,  I've come up with Dotty. Why?  I love polka dots.

12 comments:

joy said...

What a lovely machine, I can understand totally your reluctance to switch on, I was exactly the same with my new machine I bought last year after 36 years with my old one, my new one is called Daisy.
Joy xx

Wendy said...

hello Dotty! Wow, am I jealous, she looks great. I'm just going to sit here and sulk now!

Shirley said...

Joy, I'm so glad its not just me that names machines, funny they are both D's x

Shirley said...

LOL Don't sulk you produce great work and the one you have now. I can'y quite believe i have her, my old machine was a £100 model, I have never got on with her that well and she never had a name well not one I could repeat in polite company! xxx

Crafty in the Med said...

Well here's another one who's jealous!!! A Janome...wow! I've heard they are really good machines.

Enjoy!!!

Amanda :-)

Tracy said...

How exciting a new machine and a lovely name, I think I might have to give my machines names too xx

Shirley said...

I hope so Amanda, I do research and they seemed to come back good :)

Shirley said...

I only give names to machines I like, I won't be giving the vacuum a name any time soon. lol

Crafty Jean said...

Beautiful machine Shirley, hope you have lots of fun with her. Love the name, I name things I like too. x

Shirley said...

Thanks Jean, I'm Dotty and I are going to spend lots of happy hours together :) x

Sewandthecity said...

Oh Dottie is absolutely fab...so many stitches...jealous? Who me? Have fun using it.

Shirley said...

Thanks I will, I wonder if I will ever use all those stitches, but it's nice to know they are there, who knows where a sewing machine will take ya x

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