I finally did it. I finally replaced my old sewing machine. It’s been something that’s been bothering me for years. I didn’t even want to look at new machines because I would want one so bad. So after enough research to feel confident about a brand… I decided I probably wanted a Husqvarna Viking… I went to the Montavilla Sewing Center in SE Portland all ready to be loved up by a sewing machine salesperson. I walked in, pronounced what brand I was interested in, told her what I mostly use my machine for, and told her I was open to other options. She happened to be a Husqvarna woman herself so I came to the right woman. These machines are just so effing cool I can’t stand it. I’d done a little research online and read a lot of reviews from faithful and adoring Husqvarna owners (I didn’t find any other kind) as a matter of fact, many of the reviews I read were from people who own multiple Husqvarnas. It seems once you go Husqvarna, you never look back. It felt great getting a demo from a Husqvarna Viking lover. She knew her machine. She was honest and frank about features she liked or didn’t like and watching her use the machine so freely and easily, showed me how simple it will be for me to use, once I get acquainted to it.
I bought a Husqvarna Viking Sapphire 870. It is the Mercedes of quilting sewing machines. It purs like a kitten and it does the most amazing things… things I didn’t even know sewing machines could do. It makes lace! It not only sews button holes, it sews the buttons on too. It can do a blind hem (I thought home sewers always had to do this by hand). Financially speaking, I’m glad I waited for my new machine. But at the same time, after seeing what this baby can do, I can’t believe I lived with my former machine as long as I did. My old machine was a work horse, but I spend so much time untangling bobbin thread. I wasted money trying to get it tuned up and had so many frustrating days trying to get it to do what I needed. They took my old faithful New Home machine in as a trade for $300. I feel very good about the price I paid and I feel great about the Sewing Center. I get free classes for life and 20% off anything in the store.
I can’t believe I sewed my wedding dress on my old machine. I now look at my dress with new found respect. Compared to my new machine, it seems like I practically sewed it by hand.
Goodbye lovely old machine. Hello dreamboat!
Tonight I am going through the CD ROM and manuals so I have a solid understanding of her before I take her for her first spin. I must think of a name for her. Since she is Swedish, maybe I will name her after my friend Ada.