Oh Brother!!!

I have recently benefited greatly from a dear friend and sister in Christ's generosity. I am the proud owner of a brand new Brother 2000-77 stitch, computerized sewing machine!!! Woo hoo!!! This dear friend of mine is a sewing diva. She makes wedding dresses, expensive quilts, smocks dresses, etc., and I am forever picking her brain about sewing techniques. Well, she had some used and new sewing machines in storage (I think she used to teach classes or something). . . and one day she mentioned that she had a machine she would like to give me. I thanked her and didn't think much more about it. Well, last week my friend called and said she would like to drop something by the house. Can I just say I had tears in my eyes when I opened the door. I hugged her and jumped up and down and made quite a scene. I walked past the box for days--quite overwhelmed, as I am only accustomed to my mom's old 4 stitch Singer. I finally got up the nerve to take it out of the box this week. I have read the manual, and even hemmed a pair of pants. While I can thread it, use the quick set bobbin, and use the basic sewing functions, I am still overwhelmed. I have ambitious goals to practice and learn to use many of the other functions, and I actually hope to take up quilting. I have been reading up on quilting web sites, as I hope to make a quilt for Hannah when she moves into her big bed.

I think one of the neatest things about the whole experience, is that my friend chose to give me one of the new machines, because she wanted to encourage me (as a young wife and mom) in my endeavors to be a creative and thrifty homemaker. My friend has truly blessed me and my family with this very generous gift.