Archive | July, 2008

By Way of Explanation

30. July 2008

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I must apologize, not so much in advance since I’ve already done it, for password protecting some of my recent blog posts. These posts will come back at some point, it’s just necessary right now that they are temporarily private and not open for viewing. There’s nothing wrong; this is actually a good [...]

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Inchies Update

27. July 2008

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Enough of all this Bernina talk, let’s get back to our regularly scheduled programming. I’ve been working on the Inchies off and on, and have a total of 400 done as of [...]

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Bernina 8 Series–The Lowdown on Prices

23. July 2008

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ITMan really is saying I should get one of the new Bernina 8 Series machines. It’s a good thing he’s not in charge of the cash around here, or we’d be eating boxed mac & cheese for dinner daily! I just keep shaking my head at him in wonder, but I did [...]

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Bernina 8 Series–The Dream Machines

22. July 2008

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If you missed the global launch of the Bernina 8 Series, you may have to wait a bit to see the webcast on the Bernina 8 Series website. It will be there eventually they say, but it’s not there yet. I was afraid of that, so yes, I stayed up until 3:00 a.m. [...]

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Where do you shop? Part 2: Online Sources

20. July 2008

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While I’d rather be able to get everything I need locally at a decent price, it’s just not possible, so I shop online a lot. I used to shop a lot at Hancock’s of Paducah, but their shipping is kind of high depending on the size of your order, their “new and improved” website [...]

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Where do you shop? Part 1: Local Quilt Shops

19. July 2008

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Where do you buy most of your quilting supplies? Do you have a favorite local quilt shop? Here’s my weird situation: There were two choices for brick and mortar shops close to Stuttgart, the Arts & Crafts shop on the Army post, and a German shop in town. The Arts & Crafts shop [...]

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