The sewing machine has arrived!
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dianec42It was actually delivered some time yesterday, during the day; but the wily UPS person hid it very well. It wasn't until bedtime that I decided to track the package on amazon.com again and see when it was going to be delivered... only to find out that it supposedly already HAD been delivered! Much surprise and sputtering ensued. (Okay, panic and cursing ensued. This is me, after all.)
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stuartc and I went out to the front porch. No sewing machine was in evidence, nor was one lurking in the bushes. Finally we thought the check the back yard. Apparently the wily UPS person decided it would be a good idea to come through the gate and leave it by the back door. In retrospect, I can agree that this was probably the best plan, but I will say I panicked quite a bit when I thought my $500 sewing machine (plus shipping) had mysteriously evaporated.
I have absolutely no idea when I'm even going to have time to read the instructions, much less actually set the thing up and play with it. I guess the first thing to do is see whether it comes with ANY embroidery threads and stabilizer for stitching out a test design (OMG, I almost sound like I know what I'm talking about there!) or if I'm going to have to go out and buy everything. And obviously, if so, where to shop? Eesh, and I thought my shopping worries were over? I'm sure they've just begun.
Still, it should be fun. And even as a sewing machine, it should be a step up from what I'm used to. Whee!
*needs a crafty icon*
stuartc and I went out to the front porch. No sewing machine was in evidence, nor was one lurking in the bushes. Finally we thought the check the back yard. Apparently the wily UPS person decided it would be a good idea to come through the gate and leave it by the back door. In retrospect, I can agree that this was probably the best plan, but I will say I panicked quite a bit when I thought my $500 sewing machine (plus shipping) had mysteriously evaporated.I have absolutely no idea when I'm even going to have time to read the instructions, much less actually set the thing up and play with it. I guess the first thing to do is see whether it comes with ANY embroidery threads and stabilizer for stitching out a test design (OMG, I almost sound like I know what I'm talking about there!) or if I'm going to have to go out and buy everything. And obviously, if so, where to shop? Eesh, and I thought my shopping worries were over? I'm sure they've just begun.
Still, it should be fun. And even as a sewing machine, it should be a step up from what I'm used to. Whee!
*needs a crafty icon*
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Date: 2006-07-19 01:02 pm (UTC)Stuff like this is one reason we rent a mailbox.
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Date: 2006-07-19 02:40 pm (UTC)I don't think any rented mailbox in the world would have been big enough in this case. This thing is HEEEE-YOOGE!
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Date: 2006-07-19 02:46 pm (UTC)I had a car engine delivered to the mailbox once. They called right away to make sure I was going to come get it before closing time, since it was too heavy for them to carry inside, but they didn't seem to mind.
(We use the UPS Store, but they all seem to work about the same way (except for the official PO boxes at the post office)
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Date: 2006-07-19 02:50 pm (UTC)Hee hee!
Actually, this is why I usualle get stuff delivered to me at work. Happily, work doesn't seem to mind this. No idea why I didn't do that this time.
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Date: 2006-07-19 03:52 pm (UTC)http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FuturaEmbroidery/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Futuras/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SingerQuantumFuturaEmbroidery/
Look forward to hearing all about it.
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Date: 2006-07-19 07:55 pm (UTC)All of the positive reviews on joann.com mentioned that "the Futura Embroidery group" on Yahoo was really helpful. So I searched for "Futura Embroidery" on Yahoo groups and found those 3, plus several less useful things.
Hoping to set it up & play tonight. I was much too tired to be playing with heavy equipment last night.