Christmas in July

Those of you who do sew (in any fashion) recognize the importance of having the correct tools. I have a very nice tool - my machine - which I love. It's a Bernina 750 QE and it is really wonderful. I received excellent advice from my sister-in-law before buying, but also did my due diligence with research. Bernina owners are very loyal it seems! And it also seems that with proper care a Bernina machine can have a good, long life span. So I am happy with it! I've had it since February, when I traded in my previous Bernina, a small 350 Special Edition. I loved that machine, it just wasn't quite big enough for doing the quilting I wanted to do.

So here is my current tool.

This week I was over joyed to receive a care package from my sister-in-law that was stocked full of Bernina presser feet! Seems she and a friend both traded out their machines and have not replaced, so decided to donate their extra feet to me. My oh my, it did feel like Christmas in July!

This handy quilt calculator was also in the box. Sweet!

But that doesn't get into what I'm working on as of late. 

My churn dash quilt is coming along. I have all 30 blocks made and put in proper order, and one row completed (sewn together, sashing and corner stones in place). It is looking good! The order looks something like this:

I'm excited to finish work on it, though we have been busy as of late. Late summer has been beautiful in the Lou. We had a chance to enjoy a Cardinals victory last weekend with these lovely ladies.