Thanks Pam. So far all I have done is make pillow-slips (with buttons and buttonholes!) for the festival quilts. I have also embroidered some of the labels. It's fun.

Rita, congrats on your new baby!! Enjoy playing with her. I cant wait to see the results:-)

Thanks Seattlebarbara! I am so happy about it.

Oh, congratulations!!! I am so happy for you. You are going to have fun, fun, fun!!

Thanks Norma and Kathy. I am looking forward to making lots of things with Patricia!

Yay, Rita! Your description of your visit to the shop makes me feel as if I had been there too. I'm so glad that you made the decision to get the Horizon, you spent a lot of time researching it and trying it out. It's a great machine and I know that you and Patricia will make beautiful quilts together. Congratulations!
kathy

Congrats, Rita. I totally understand how you feel. I hope that feeling will never end.
I has been a pleasure to follow all the advice given in this thread.

Thanks everybody. Lois, if Patricia could make a cup of tea I probably would stay up all night! I feel like I have bonded with this baby already. Looking forward to doing lots of things I would never have done before.

Rita, congratulations on the addition of Patricia to your family. Glad you found a machine you will totally enjoy and I look forward to more of your machine quilting with your newfound sewing partner! Greetings from North Canton, Ohio, land of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (too bad I'm not a football fan... ), just visiting...
Renata

Have FUN bonding with your machine baby !!

Nice name Rita. I like naming my (machine) babies as well.

Rita, I am so very happy for you. You are going to be so very excited and inspired that it is for sure now.... You will not sleep! LOL. Have fun! Lois

Thanks everybody! I have decided to give her a name this time. She will henceforth be called Patricia. This is my mother's name and it means Noble so I think that's a pretty good name for her.

Yay.... Glad you love it as much as I do.