Playing with My Embroidery Machine

This machine is awesome, but has NOT been one I could just pick up and start using successfully. I have done a lot of “trial and error” work, and I have a long, long ways to go. Some letters come out better than others. The “T” is giving me bunches of trouble because I am OCD on everything being geometrically correct and lined up just so-so. The upper case T’s leave a tiny little break in the thread at the top middle of the letter, and it’s driving me nuts. Patience is definitely going to be the order of the day as I learn to use this machine. The needle threader is GREAT!!!! The one on the quilting machine was a pain in the neck from the beginning, and it no longer even comes near to working; this one is wonderful. It works without failure and makes my life so much less complicated. My eyes love it! The thread cutter is just icing on the cake. It’s like getting the best present ever from Santa. No more do I find myself looking for the scissors I mistakingly knocked on the floor. Maybe I will be lucky and find a tutorial for using the machine. That would be a great find!

A New Sewing Machine

I have been reading reviews and watching for some weeks now the Brother Embroidery and Sewing Machine SE-350 at our local Walmart. Originally the machine was priced over $400.00, but since it is being discontinued at Wmart, the two left were reduced to $299.00. After fretting and stewing about the cost and whether I really wanted or needed another machine, I decided to bite the bullet and get it. Well, I am happy as a clam. It is MUCH heavier than my Brother XR-7700 Quilting and Sewing machine , and it runs quieter, is computerized, cuts my thread for me automatically at the end of a seam, and actually has a REAL carrying handle and a cloth cover. It seems like a far sturdier machine than my first. The instructional DVD which comes with the machine is well done, easy to follow, and very helpful. I also have my old Singer Featherweight which has been overhauled and is as good as new. That is one of the best machines ever made....heavy duty and dependable. It’s a great one for quilters.If you are interested in knowing more about them, this is a wonderful website devoted entirely to the old Featherweights - April1930s.