Saturday 30 April 2011

I bought a new machine!! :D

I'm so excited!! I've been wanting a new machine for a while (I'm sure we all do) and I've had my current machine for just over a year now. So it's probably due for a service, however I was reluctant to bother as the machine cost me £99 when I bought it, and I can now get one for £88. A service costs around £70-80 at the only place anywhere near me, and it's still a good 45 minute walk away. It just doesn't seem worth it. I may as well buy a new machine for an extra £8!!
So I mentioned it to Dom, and we talked about it for  while. I had a look on Sewing Machine Sales which is where I got my current machine from (Singer 1507). I bought this one in  hurry as my first machine (a vintage Singer 507) had broken, and again it wasn't worth getting it fixed. It ended up being between a couple of Singers and a Janome. These were in my £200-250 budget. But Dom being Dom had to look at the next model up from the Singers I was looking at - the 7470. This was £293, out of my budget. But after looking at it and what it could do, I wanted it! Now for his birthday, I bought Dom some custom made in-ear monitors (the kind musicians wear) on the condition that he was allowed to spend as much on me for my birthday. He has already bought me a vintage camera (which I love!) so he said he would go halves with me!! Woohoo!! The 7470 was now well within my budget, so I ordered it in a hurry while babbling thankyous to Dom! :D Now it's just my luck that I ordered it pretty late, so it won't be dispatched until today, and it's a bank holiday on  Monday! So it could be Tuesday at the earliest!!
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I can't wait to have a play on it!! :D
A very excited Ashley x

8 comments:

  1. Congrats!! It looks fab and I am :tryingnottobejealous:!!

    S x

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  2. Thank you! :D I'm haunting my email, waiting for the dispatch email!! Excited!! :D
    Ashley x

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  3. my mom had a sewing machine and guess what i used to make doll clothes using it!!

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  4. I've tried making Barbie clothes for my sisters, but they were so small that they'd get sucked down into the machine! Maybe my new machine will cope better with small things :)
    Still no dispatch email *sigh* Looks like I might have to wait until Wednesday!
    Ashley x

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  5. Looks lovely :) I don't want a new machine yet, but I would love an overlocker. One day!

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