Moda Lumiere de Noel by French General Table Runner

Now that was a mouthful and don't make me type that name out again!

I do love me some French General fabrics though! If I were rich

I would buy them, every thing they design and manufacture!

They are my Anthropology!

I made this runner Saturday from a pattern that Robin gave me for table runners to be made out of charm packs. It's called Triangulations.

It was very easy to make and I thought the above said fabric was going to be just perfect for this pattern but I wish I had used fabric with more distinct darks and lights.

I think the design would have been more prominent.
It's still just perfect for me and my dining room table!

Of course it was quilted on this!!

Yep, it came at 6:15 or so yesterday. I thought I would have a stroke waiting on that brown truck too. I got her in and all put together, played/fingered with/drooled over the accessories and then went to wind the first bobbin......OMG this machine is soooooo fast! I about fell out of my chair, scared me to death! Have you guys ever worked in a sewing factory? Well I have and those industrial machines are so fast that it takes a lot of getting used to. I was afraid that this was going to be way tooooooooo much power for me!

However when I finished the bobbin and got my sleeves rolled up and my courage built up, I stuck my tongue out the side of my mouth for concentration, I kept my hands way away from that needle and began to push down ever so slightly on the foot controller and she started off nice and slow! Whew!!! I can control the power of this machine with my foot after all!

It is a dream to sew on! Sews beautifully! I can't even describe the difference between this one and my other machines for quilting. Of course it only has a straight stitch but I have the other machines for the decorative stitches. This baby will be my Quilting Princess!

I AM SO HAPPY WITH THIS DECISION!!

Now I have to practice keeping my foot off the thread cutter button on the foot controller!

I hit it a couple times and cut my thread when I wasn't ready to stop, while quilting the table runner. That'll come with time! That's one feature that I loved about industrial sewing machines.

See "Becky leves here Juki!"

I am not very good at free hand cursive yet!!

I am out the door again today in class but when I get back I will try to post the pictures from the professional photographer who stayed at The Fairy's Rest over the weekend!

They are awesome and made me cry when I saw them.

She posted them on Facebook yesterday and they were quite the hit!!

In about a 3 hour period I had almost 400 hits on my website!!

woowoowooo!!

It's on the truck......

and it's somewhere in my county as we speak!

I can't hardly stand myself today!

I am just giddy in anticipation of hearing that big brown delivery truck whirling down my dirt road today. I will be out that door in a flash, choking down the ever widening cloud of dust that he stirs up when he races to my house to deliver my treasures!

Is it wrong to be in love with your UPS driver?

I don't even know his name but he sure does bring me nice gifts sometimes!!

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I made it thru my first day of work, well orientation that is.

Other than getting lost it wasn't too bad.

I was on the schedule to be in the office today and a computer class the rest of this week.....5 days and I am only part time? So my manager called me last night and asked if I would just wait until tomorrow and come to class.....fine by me...I knew my Juki would be here today!!

In a few minutes UPS called to confirm that it would be here between the hours of 8AM and 7PM, and that someone had to be here to sign for it!

Good thing my manager knew that I needed to have the day off!

8AM til 7PM???? What sort of time frame is that?

Enough to drive me even crazier!

I won't be able to get a thing done while I am waiting to hear Frankie barking and that big ole motor hum..........

I guess I will just go upstairs and make another table runner to practice quilting on it!

I made a really cute one Saturday that I will share soon.