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Janome 15000 – A Huge Win

About a month ago, I woke up to an email stating that I had won the grand prize from a marketing survey that I filled out. The prize, much to my surprise, was a Janome Horizon Memory Craft 15000.  At first I was in complete shock and slowly it turned to denial. Then a week and a half ago I received a phone call from Janome telling me where I could pick up the machine, from my local Janome dealer – South Sound Sewing.

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Winning this machine is such an incredible blessing and surprise. It is an embroidery, quilting and sewing combination machine and is even wi-fi enabled. It comes with an iPad mini that has 2 apps which are used to monitor the machine while it is stitching embroidery designs.  I have so much to learn.  One of the cool things about Janome, is that I come from a Janome family. I learned to sew on my mom’s Janome, I currently sew on a Janome Horizon 7700 and Anne is learning to sew on the same machine.

I thought it would be cool to have all three generations of sewing women together with the machine.

3 generations - https://test.sewbittersweetdesigns.comAnne is so excited to try out the new machine, as soon as I sat down to look at the floor model she climbed right into my lap to look too!

Anne Sewing - https://test.sewbittersweetdesigns.comMy machine is currently sitting in the box, but will probably be set up tonight or tomorrow. I cannot wait to see how she sews!

Janome 15000 - https://test.sewbittersweetdesigns.comI think the the dealer, Julie, was just as excited as I was about my win.  The cool thing is that I bought my Horizon from her, so I guess you could say I will be a continuing customer for years to come. I’m also very, very glad that they offer lessons on how to use this machine, because I know I will be needing them!

South Sound Sewing - https://test.sewbittersweetdesigns.comOne thing is for sure, this was my lucky day! I truly feel so incredibly incredibly blessed.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!!!

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Not-So-Wordless Wednesday

Welcome back to another edition of Not-So-Wordless Wednesday. I missed last week, this month is going by far to fast for me and things that I don’t even want to think about are sneaking up on me. It’s enough to make a grown woman curl up in a ball.  In the mean time I have been trying to meet sewing deadlines and commitments. I have come to realize that Irene is my new best friend when it comes to piecing, she is deadly accurate and just a dream to sew on. She sits in front of Jan, my trusty Janome Horizon and go to for any type of quilting.  I don’t know why but when I walk into my sewing room and see the two of them like this it always makes me giggle.

Jan & Irene - https://test.sewbittersweetdesigns.comI hope you have a very happy hump day!

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Happy Birthday to Me & Giveaway for you!

This Giveaway is closed.

Today is my 30th Birthday. For my 30th birthday my husband decided to be the most wonderful man in the world! He bought me a brand new Janome Horizon 7700!

Even the box is pretty – it weighed 26 lbs!

I took pictures of the unpacking and setting up process. I was just so giddy!

Toys (also known as feet – 15 in all, and instruction manual w/DVD)
So pretty!
All set up with her extension table!

I finished my first quilt block on her the day after I opened the box. Check it out!

Chevrons are all the rage – look for a tutorial on this block later this month!

I have already decided that she is a she, but I don’t know what I want to name her…which is where my giveaway comes into play.

I want our faithful brother lover readers to suggest names for my sewing machine.  You will have three chances to win some fabulous prizes!

There will be one grand prize winner who will receive…

A Heather Bailey pattern for the Happy Stacker Ring Toy, Small Stash Sewing: 24 Projects Using Designer Fat Quarters (forward by Amy Butler), and one “Little Wallet” (the pattern is by Valori Wells, and it is made by yours truly).

2 versions of the “Little Wallet”

Mr. Random Number Generator will pick a second winner and that person will also receive a wallet

Wallet winners will get to choose between a small wallet for business cards or a large wallet that can hold a Blackberry/iPhone/iPod with a Bluetooth headset – the fabric will be out of my stash and will not necessarily be one of the wallets pictured above)

Here’s how to enter:
  1. Leave me one comment with a name suggestion for my new machine
  2. Follow our blog and leave a second comment telling me that you are a current or new follower
  3. Like us on Facebook and leave me a comment here telling me that you did

**** for a bonus entry – blog, twitter or facebook about this giveaway and comment with the link that you did!

Make sure to tell me which type of wallet you want with each entry – small or large is good enough 🙂

This contest will be open from July 2nd until July 7th. This giveaway is now closed. The winner will be announced on Friday, July 8th.  Good Luck and get creative with those names!!!

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