I hope you are enjoying your holiday season. We were blessed to have both of our children
home at the same time. Our sailor son
was home for two weeks and our daughter is on college break. Since I’m not sure when this will happen
again, I baked everyone’s favorites.
Buckeyes
Tea Cups
Aunt
Sarah’s Chocolate Cake
Miss Lou’s
Pound Cake
My mom
made Sand Tarts
We did a lot of eating and visiting. It was very sad leaving our son at the airport
Friday. We hope to visit him in San Diego next March, during our daughter’s
spring break. It will depend on his ship’s
schedule…keeping fingers crossed that he will not be underway then. His ship is scheduled to relocate to Japan
mid-year.
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Thank you to everyone who provided guidance with
regard to a portable sewing machine. I
quickly made a decision and took some of my Christmas money to make a purchase.
Since I recently had a problem with my main
machine and was without it for over a month, I could not imagine dealing
remotely with a seller. I decided to buy
from someone who is close to home in case I need repairs. That limited me to either a Brother,
Babylock, Janome or Pfaff. I wanted
something that is lightweight yet durable since its primary purpose is to take
to classes.
I was very interested in a Janome but the local
dealer did not have the model I wanted to see and it was a bit more expensive
than the Pfaff I chose.
Pfaff
Passport 2.0
It features an integrated dual feed system (IDT) which is
basically a built-in walking foot. I can’t
tell you how thrilled I am with this feature.
The IDT is very easy to disengage if you do not need it.
It offers more stitches than I will ever use.
My main machine is also an embroidery machine
which means it is very heavy and too expensive to be carting around.
At just over 12 pounds, the Pfaff will serve the
purpose. Oh...and it was ON SALE!!!!
I’ll be back soon to show you the project I am
making to test the new Pfaff. It has me seeing dots…that is a good thing J
Enjoy the last few days of 2014!
