The Sewing Mom

I stopped in at the Viking Sewing Gallery the other day. I had sort of been avoiding the store because I just knew that if I saw the latest addition to its sewing/embroidery machine line up that I would be wanting one. The new Designer Diamond was introduced only a few short weeks ago and I have to say, it’s the biggest, non-professional machine I’ve seen.

For anyone that is interested in embroidery on pillows, bedding, or large items, this is definitely the machine for you. It accommodates the largest embroidery hoop out there. It truly is an amazing machine. But, for the selling price of over $8,000, it won’t be on my wish list. I found it to be too large, a bit overwhelming. I do use my machine to embroider, but I don’t find a need for anything as big as the Designer Diamond.

Instead, I will continue to pine for the Designer SE. These two machines have almost identical features, remember, the SE came out not too long before the Diamond. Yes, there are differences, but for me, the SE would be all I would ever need. I am looking into used machines, but I don’t know if anything will happen anytime soon. People are trading in their SE’s to get the new Diamond and I will keep my eye out on what is out there. I have owned my Platinum for almost 2 years now, so the trade in value isn’t too high. I might do better to sell it on my own, but that can also be a hassle. First, I’m going to get it in for a good cleaning and then I will think about it.

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I have designed a small name badge for each of us to wear at our booth next week.  I created the design on my embroidery software and have transferred it to my sewing machine.  It really should be a very simple thing to create.

Instead, I spent 4 hours fighting with my embroidery/sewing machine.  The machine would tell me what size hoop to use, I would place that hoop on the machine and would tell me I was wrong.  I battled with it until I couldn’t take it anymore.

I am concerned that perhaps the embroidery arm of my machine has somehow gotten out of whack.  There is a sensor inside that tells it which hoop is attached and I’m not sure it’s reading it correctly.  This could be a costly repair.  I think I will be taking the entire machine to the store and ask them to look at it.

I really need my machine this week, so if it needs to be sent off for repair,  it will have to wait.  I can still sew on it, I just can’t embroider.

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Thirteen Things about Why I Love My Embroidery Sewing Machine1…. I love that I can program it and let it do all the work.2…. I love that I can create pretty much anything and my sewing machine will bring it to reality. 3…. I love that it brings a whole new dimension to my fabric bags 4…. I love all of the vibrant colors that are available in embroidery thread 5…. I also love that embroidery thread can be used for top stitching and it shows up even more. 6…. I love that I have the computer software to allow me to create new designs 7…. I love that I can transfer my new designs to my sewing machine and it will make them real. 8…. I love that through Joanns.com I’ve been able to find free embroidery designs 9…. I love the embroidery design package I bought to make a baby quilt. 10…. I love all the creative possibilities. 11…. I love the matching t-shirts I made for my daughter & husband last year for the soap box derby races. 12…. I love that besides doing embroidery, it has been a fantastic sewing machine, allowing me to be creative. 13… I love that I get to go to a free embroidery class today to learn even more things I can do with my machine!

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