I was almost done with a portrait quilt of my daughter. All I had left to do was to quilt it in a simple stipple pattern. But alas, my beloved Bernina simply would not cooperate! After several ripped out attempts in the same area, and after re-threading and cleaning and oiling, I finally accepted the fact that I had to put her in the shop. That may not sound like that big of a deal, but since I live in a small town, and the closest Bernina dealer is about 50 minutes away, I not only had to drive a distance to drop it off, but I also learned that the repair man had been out for a week. That means he is behind in his repairs and I may be without my machine for FOUR WEEKS! Needless to say, I am having think outside the box in order to get any work accomplished. Yet and still, I can't FINISH anything until I get my machine back. Ugh!
