ritzy wrote:
thanks, I really am! I just sewed a bit more --- took me 30 minutes to get all the pairs pressed and ready to go, and then in 30 more minutes I'd finished putting together the 1st row!!! That would have taken all my sewing time for one day when I was going by hand. This thing is incredible!!!

To answer your question, though, we live in Sao Paulo state, not too far from the city of Campinas. We're about an hour outside the city of Sao Paulo; about a 6 hour drive from Rio de Janeiro (city). But we've traveled fairly extensively here in Brazil in the 5 years we've been here, so I'm familiar with a lot of the country (at least, the coast. we've focused most of our travels so far on the beaches, plus we did go to Manaus to see the Amazon once).

WooHoo! You look like you are having so much fun! Where, in Brazil, do you live?

thank you thank you thank you!!! Yes, we are (so far) very happy together!!

Took a break, cleaned house with my boys, have eaten a snack, and realize I have about an hour before I need to cook dinner. Gee, I wonder what all I can get done between now and then??? Going to sew some more, but stopped in here first to say thank you to all of you. Not just for the well wishes but for all the help & encouragement along the way. Hopefully, a finished quilt top to show you very soon!

I hope you are both very happy together for a long time to come

The two of you look perfect together! Enjoy.

Your face says it all, congratulations many happy hours of creating.

Your machine looks beautiful! Congratulations and enjoy!!

Nancy

Some of you asked, and while I don't have a picture of me & Maggie (my new machine, LOL!) at my house yet, this is a picture my good friend Joyce (She-Quilts) took while I was having my intro class.



The machine is the Janome Magnolia 7318 and is a perfect beginner machine for me. It doesn't have as many bells/whistles as I might one day want, but for my budget it's the best I could do and still stay with a well know, reliable brand.

I am set up and sewing today --- in one *hour* I managed to pair up all the triangles for the last third of the baby quilt I'm working on. That would have taken me at least a full day of sewing before, to get all of them paired (there were 60 pairs to do). So now I'm taking a short break and then going to clean house just a little and then put the pairs into rows and then assemble that, well, we'll see how far I get as there is life to attend to still, but may I just say, this "electric needle" as Joyce calls it is AMAZING. Simply amazing.

Back to sewing, just wanted to share the picture with you guys! (well, snack, sweep/mop, then sew....)