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Posted by claudia on November 13, 2009, 12:57 am
Good morning
Well I finally did it. I bit the bullet and bought myself a brand new
Husqvarna Viking Sapphire 850. I'd been longing for this machine for
more than a year now, but =801200 ($1793) was a bit much to pay for
what is really a capricious toy as I do have a perfectly functional,
good working 35 or so year old Husqvarna combina II (this is from
before Husqvarna and Viking teamed up). It's a bit small under the arm
though so it makes it a wrestling match to machine quilt anything.
Still, the price was a bit high for something I didn't really need.
That was until I found a site in the UK that has them for a terrific
price. I ended up paying =80 659 ($985) (and that includes the shipping
from the UK to Spain. So, that was an offer I could not let go. The
new machine will be arriving sometime next week and I can't wait.
This has sure been a week for new gadgets! My birthday last Sunday
came and went without a present. I had asked DH for an e-book reader.
And het got me one; the Sony 700. It was a bit late in arriving so it
didn't reach me until last Tuesday. This thing is amazing!!! I need to
discipline myself now; time for reading, time for stitching, time for
patchwork and quilting. Somehow I have to fit all that into a 70 hour
a week job, a dear husband, three daughters and home! Guess I'll give
up sleeping forever now!
Claudia
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on November 13, 2009, 4:30 am
claudia wrote:
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> Good morning
>
> Well I finally did it. I bit the bullet and bought myself a brand new
> Husqvarna Viking Sapphire 850. I'd been longing for this machine for
> more than a year now, but €1200 ($1793) was a bit much to pay for
> what is really a capricious toy as I do have a perfectly functional,
> good working 35 or so year old Husqvarna combina II (this is from
> before Husqvarna and Viking teamed up). It's a bit small under the arm
> though so it makes it a wrestling match to machine quilt anything.
> Still, the price was a bit high for something I didn't really need.
> That was until I found a site in the UK that has them for a terrific
> price. I ended up paying € 659 ($985) (and that includes the shipping
> from the UK to Spain. So, that was an offer I could not let go. The
> new machine will be arriving sometime next week and I can't wait.
> This has sure been a week for new gadgets! My birthday last Sunday
> came and went without a present. I had asked DH for an e-book reader.
> And het got me one; the Sony 700. It was a bit late in arriving so it
> didn't reach me until last Tuesday. This thing is amazing!!! I need to
> discipline myself now; time for reading, time for stitching, time for
> patchwork and quilting. Somehow I have to fit all that into a 70 hour
> a week job, a dear husband, three daughters and home! Guess I'll give
> up sleeping forever now!
>
> Claudia
Enjoy! :) I love my Lily, and my sisters Optima 190 (30 years old and
still flying!)
Viking has always been a brand name for Husqvarna. There was, for a
shortish while, a north American company also called Viking, which has
nothing to do with Husqvarna, so there is sometimes some confusion. I
remember my schol back in the early 70's having brand new machines
delivered (to replace a collection of dead Singers) when the new arts
anf tec block was built. They were all labeled Husqvarna Viking. That
must have been 1969/70... I left that school in 1971.
The only machine from the old sewing room to make it to the new building
was the Bernina 730, which suddenly looked all old fashioned next to the
new Vikings. :D
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Roberta on November 13, 2009, 8:25 am
Well done! Nothing wrong with giving yourself a birthday present, and
it was a good price. Don't worry too much about "need" -it only makes
the rest of us feel guilty, sort of.
Roberta in D with 4 machines in good working order
On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:57:10 -0800 (PST), claudia
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>Good morning
>Well I finally did it. I bit the bullet and bought myself a brand new
>Husqvarna Viking Sapphire 850. I'd been longing for this machine for
>more than a year now, but €1200 ($1793) was a bit much to pay for
>what is really a capricious toy as I do have a perfectly functional,
>good working 35 or so year old Husqvarna combina II (this is from
>before Husqvarna and Viking teamed up). It's a bit small under the arm
>though so it makes it a wrestling match to machine quilt anything.
>Still, the price was a bit high for something I didn't really need.
>That was until I found a site in the UK that has them for a terrific
>price. I ended up paying € 659 ($985) (and that includes the shipping
>from the UK to Spain. So, that was an offer I could not let go. The
>new machine will be arriving sometime next week and I can't wait.
>This has sure been a week for new gadgets! My birthday last Sunday
>came and went without a present. I had asked DH for an e-book reader.
>And het got me one; the Sony 700. It was a bit late in arriving so it
>didn't reach me until last Tuesday. This thing is amazing!!! I need to
>discipline myself now; time for reading, time for stitching, time for
>patchwork and quilting. Somehow I have to fit all that into a 70 hour
>a week job, a dear husband, three daughters and home! Guess I'll give
>up sleeping forever now!
>Claudia
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Posted by teleflora on November 13, 2009, 11:30 am
Eh, who needs sleep, Claudia! A good friend bought the 870 and she loves
it. If it had been available, I would have bought it in a heartbeat instead
of the SE.
The one thing that you are just going to come to depend on so much is when
you have the needle in the needle down position, the presser foot raises
just a tiny bit. Enough to be able to pivot the fabric when you are machine
appliquéing. Plus it releases the pressure on the fabric and makes it feed
so much better. I can machine quilt straight lines without a walking foot.
The lights are great too.
I can't imagine sewing on anything else. It has spoiled me for other
machines.
Cindy
Good morning
Well I finally did it. I bit the bullet and bought myself a brand new
Husqvarna Viking Sapphire 850. I'd been longing for this machine for
more than a year now, but €1200 ($1793) was a bit much to pay for
what is really a capricious toy as I do have a perfectly functional,
good working 35 or so year old Husqvarna combina II (this is from
before Husqvarna and Viking teamed up). It's a bit small under the arm
though so it makes it a wrestling match to machine quilt anything.
Still, the price was a bit high for something I didn't really need.
That was until I found a site in the UK that has them for a terrific
price. I ended up paying € 659 ($985) (and that includes the shipping
from the UK to Spain. So, that was an offer I could not let go. The
new machine will be arriving sometime next week and I can't wait.
This has sure been a week for new gadgets! My birthday last Sunday
came and went without a present. I had asked DH for an e-book reader.
And het got me one; the Sony 700. It was a bit late in arriving so it
didn't reach me until last Tuesday. This thing is amazing!!! I need to
discipline myself now; time for reading, time for stitching, time for
patchwork and quilting. Somehow I have to fit all that into a 70 hour
a week job, a dear husband, three daughters and home! Guess I'll give
up sleeping forever now!
Claudia
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Posted by Sandy E on November 13, 2009, 2:39 pm
Howdy!
Congrats on the machine.
Happy Birthday!
R/Sandy
On 11/12/09 11:57 PM, in article
2a1b48f7-898d-44f5-ae7c-6833092e579f@s31g2000yqs.googlegroups.com, "claudia"
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> Good morning
>
> Well I finally did it. I bit the bullet and bought myself a brand new
> Husqvarna Viking Sapphire 850. I'd been longing for this machine for
> more than a year now, but €1200 ($1793) was a bit much to pay for
> what is really a capricious toy as I do have a perfectly functional,
> good working 35 or so year old Husqvarna combina II (this is from
> before Husqvarna and Viking teamed up). It's a bit small under the arm
> though so it makes it a wrestling match to machine quilt anything.
> Still, the price was a bit high for something I didn't really need.
> That was until I found a site in the UK that has them for a terrific
> price. I ended up paying € 659 ($985) (and that includes the shipping
> from the UK to Spain. So, that was an offer I could not let go. The
> new machine will be arriving sometime next week and I can't wait.
> This has sure been a week for new gadgets! My birthday last Sunday
> came and went without a present. I had asked DH for an e-book reader.
> And het got me one; the Sony 700. It was a bit late in arriving so it
> didn't reach me until last Tuesday. This thing is amazing!!! I need to
> discipline myself now; time for reading, time for stitching, time for
> patchwork and quilting. Somehow I have to fit all that into a 70 hour
> a week job, a dear husband, three daughters and home! Guess I'll give
> up sleeping forever now!
>
> Claudia
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> Well I finally did it. I bit the bullet and bought myself a brand new
> Husqvarna Viking Sapphire 850. I'd been longing for this machine for
> more than a year now, but €1200 ($1793) was a bit much to pay for
> what is really a capricious toy as I do have a perfectly functional,
> good working 35 or so year old Husqvarna combina II (this is from
> before Husqvarna and Viking teamed up). It's a bit small under the arm
> though so it makes it a wrestling match to machine quilt anything.
> Still, the price was a bit high for something I didn't really need.
> That was until I found a site in the UK that has them for a terrific
> price. I ended up paying € 659 ($985) (and that includes the shipping
> from the UK to Spain. So, that was an offer I could not let go. The
> new machine will be arriving sometime next week and I can't wait.
> This has sure been a week for new gadgets! My birthday last Sunday
> came and went without a present. I had asked DH for an e-book reader.
> And het got me one; the Sony 700. It was a bit late in arriving so it
> didn't reach me until last Tuesday. This thing is amazing!!! I need to
> discipline myself now; time for reading, time for stitching, time for
> patchwork and quilting. Somehow I have to fit all that into a 70 hour
> a week job, a dear husband, three daughters and home! Guess I'll give
> up sleeping forever now!
>
> Claudia