Entries from October 2008

October 31, 2008

How to Choose the “Perfect” Sewing Machine

When you’re choosing a new sewing machine, there are quite a few factors to consider.  After all, you’re spending money, regardless of the amount, and you want to make a good investment.  So, I’ll offer you a bit of advice, cultivated over the past 12 years in the industry, and my own personal buying experiences.  [...]

October 30, 2008

Chit Chat

I can’t believe how busy we’ve been over the past few weeks!  The 1-Day Sale was a success and we strive to add new products weekly.  Our first happy Ellisimo customer took her new “baby” home the other day and a second Ellisimo reservation will be met on Monday!  Our first Jewels will arrive on [...]

October 14, 2008

Clean Up Your Act!

We issued a challenge at our October Embroidery Club meeting, for every one of us to clean up the sewing room.  Nine brave souls sent me their “before” photos.  I’m posting them below.  At our November club meeting, we’ll be giving out some prizes and have a matching game to see if we can guess [...]

October 8, 2008

First Impressions OR You CAN Judge a Book by its Cover!

We’ve had the new Baby Lock Ellisimo in the store for about a week now, and I apologize that we’ve been so busy, I’ve had little time to really sew on it until yesterday.  I know many of you want some review of the machine–is it really all that?  I say, yes, and then some!  [...]

October 2, 2008

Ellisimo is HERE!

The big Fed Ex freight truck pulled up this morning before we were open and dropped off the first of many new Baby Lock Ellisimo machines!  We are so lucky to get ours in the first shipment, and you can be assured that the Baby Lock Quality Assurance Team has inspected these machines at the [...]