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The new machine

The new machine

After 2 days of sewing with my new machine I  can report that sometimes I make mistakes cutting out my veterans quilt kits. Also, I  love the new machine, a Necchi C32e. It’s a nice lightweight machine for travel. It has a bonus feature of an integrated walking foot.

I haven’t had that on a machine since my Pfaff 7550 and I’ve missed it. The patent on it must have expired so other brands can use it.

This kit is the last one that I cut and I was clearly fatigued because I made mistakes and didn’t leave good notes.

I got this block together only to realize that this isn’t a block. The blocks is the center, the edges are sashing.

It’s recoverable  and hopefully this chicken scratch will make sense of to me next month.

At home construction is still underway but should be done by Monday. But we can start a little of the paint prep work this weekend.

Around the yard nature continues to outperform this year. The fawn is still around and is well attended by the doe. Yesterday evening we had this visitor on the back porch.

I think it’s a young one. It was skittish,  not aggressive.

This weekend I want to get the scrap quilt top done, do some quilting on Eclipse and make dog beds.


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6 responses to “The new machine”

  1. Karen Avatar
    Karen

    it is easy to mess up a square when printed out like that. I always print out several and then try to outline like you did to make sure where a block is and where the sashing starts! love seeing the wildlife

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  2. Kristin F Avatar
    Kristin F

    The block looks good to me! I investigated your sewing machine – it looks like a great machine for travel and nice that it has an integrated walking foot. I would like to get a machine for travel and this looks like an excellent choice.

    Good luck with the construction. Our dining room had hideous wallpaper, and though we’ve been here for 11 years, it’s finally getting painted (after wallpaper was stripped). I was going to do it myself, but am so glad I hired someone to it. It’s almost done and looks completely different.

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  3. geneblack Avatar
    geneblack

    That scrap quilt is going to be gorgeous.
    The only thing I would want added to that machine is a thread cutter button. But it looks like a great travel machine. The one I have at Mom’s was my travel machine and it is lacking that thread cutter also.

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  4. Carole @ From My Carolina Home Avatar

    It is great to have a lighter weight machine to take to classes and sew days. That block would have fooled me too, good plan to mark the pattern as you did.

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  5. marmic1954 Avatar

    Glad the new machine is working out. It’s not a brand I’ve ever heard of so I was interested in reading your thoughts on it.

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  6. Wanda Hanson Avatar

    I’m curious if the new machine is quiet like your 7570 was or is it louder like most new small machines are. The first machine I purchased was a Necchi in a cabinet in 1959.

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I’m Vicki Welsh and I’ve been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I’m into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here.

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