My Obsessiveness

 I am, and always have been prone to being obsessive.  

My latest one is I want an embroidery machine.

Now, sewing machines have always been my passion , since I was about 7 years old. I had to downsize from 7 to 3 when we moved house last year due to space limitations.

I kept my treadle machine, (because if the world goes to pot and we lose power, I will still be able to sew), my old Japanese Standard electric one, (because it is in my sewing cabinet and will probably outlast any modern machine), and my Brother SQ9285 which I bought from a thrift store for $35.

The treadle and the Standard have sentimental value because I worked hard to restore them and get them nicely cleaned up and working.

The SQ9285 is a very basic embroidery machine in as much as it has about 150 different stitches programmed into it and can do simple characters. It can be programmed for up to 35 characters at once so I tried doing my name. It came out quite well.  But,  like I said, it is pretty basic, but fun to play with.  So I am going to take the time to learn this machine properly, because, in all honesty, what would I do with a fancy embroidery machine, other than play with it and maybe put a few motives on a few clothes.

Also, several years ago I bought a set of many different sewing feet and I want to try using some of them.  Plenty to keep me occupied without spending any money!

For any English or European readers I pray that the heatwave abates soon.  I know the houses are not really equipped to deal with such heat, unlike here in the US and Canada where almost every home has air conditioning or at least ceiling fans.

Be safe my friends.......