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Shiny New Toyota Oekaki

Acorn

Shiny New Toyota Oekaki
« on: May 25, 2018, 12:31:10 PM »
It's arrived!!!!!  I only ordered it at 4pm yesterday, and delivery was free (Parcelforce)!!

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But it's too heavy for me to lift off the table in the porch... I'm currently dismantling things in situ as far as I can.
« Last Edit: May 25, 2018, 12:32:48 PM by Acorn »
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StitchinTime

Re: Shiny New Toyota Oekaki
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2018, 12:35:03 PM »
Wow, that was quick! Probably less than 24 hours since you were typing "I don't need this machine".

Can you put it in a suitcase and wheel it to its new location?

Sandra

Re: Shiny New Toyota Oekaki
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2018, 12:36:28 PM »
Excellent service with the delivery. It looks a really smart machine.

Sandra.
xxx

Nevis5

Re: Shiny New Toyota Oekaki
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2018, 12:39:03 PM »
Ooh lovely!   :sew:  enjoy xxx

Acorn

Re: Shiny New Toyota Oekaki
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2018, 12:47:47 PM »
I managed to get it onto the dining table by dismantling a bit at a time.   :D  My phone battery has just dies, so photos in a little while.  It is gorgeous - all turquoise and curvy. 

I'm currently sitting here with all the bits and pieces and documentation. :)
I might look as though I'm talking to you, but inside my head I'm sewing.

wrenkins

Re: Shiny New Toyota Oekaki
« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2018, 13:13:46 PM »
Oooh! I love new stuff. I can hear you smiling from here!  :sew:
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Snowgoose

Re: Shiny New Toyota Oekaki
« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2018, 13:16:04 PM »
 :loveit: gorgeous!!!  Lovely :flower: too  :D

Can't wait for pictures  :D you must be over the moon!

Bodgeitandscarper

Re: Shiny New Toyota Oekaki
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2018, 19:14:54 PM »
Ooooh, how exciting!  Have fun  0_0

Acorn

Re: Shiny New Toyota Oekaki
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2018, 13:26:57 PM »
And here she is.  My sewing room has had a bit of a tidy (by my standards) - can't put a new machine into an untidy room!

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I might look as though I'm talking to you, but inside my head I'm sewing.

Bodgeitandscarper

Re: Shiny New Toyota Oekaki
« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2018, 13:30:35 PM »
Oh my...   <3 <3

Snowgoose

Re: Shiny New Toyota Oekaki
« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2018, 15:53:54 PM »
 :loveit: :loveit: :loveit: wow!!!

Sandra

Re: Shiny New Toyota Oekaki
« Reply #11 on: May 26, 2018, 16:18:15 PM »
That's a beauty.  <3

Sandra.
xxx

Acorn

Re: Shiny New Toyota Oekaki
« Reply #12 on: May 26, 2018, 16:33:15 PM »
It's a lovely machine - quiet and firm and solid.  My (far more expensive) Husqvarna Viking, which is only a year old, rattles away - this one purrs.
I might look as though I'm talking to you, but inside my head I'm sewing.

Sewingsue

Re: Shiny New Toyota Oekaki
« Reply #13 on: May 26, 2018, 16:47:07 PM »
I have never seen a machine that looks like that  :loveit:
Apart from being gorgeous was there anything special that made you want it?
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Acorn

Re: Shiny New Toyota Oekaki
« Reply #14 on: May 26, 2018, 17:06:16 PM »
It has a special form of free-motion sewing where the amount of pressure you apply on the foot pedal determines how wide the stitch is (basically a satin stitch/zigzag depending on how fast you move the fabric).  I think with practice that's going to be great fun.  I'm very glad to discover that you can also set the stitch width to zero for free-motion quilting though!

It will also stitch up to 12 layers of denim, which wasn't something I was looking for, but sounded like a great thing!

Fran also pointed out to me that it tacks in a way other machines don't, and that's brilliant.

To be completely honest, though, I was looking to see if there was a cheap machine with a large harp space for quilting.  There isn't.  This has a respectable one, but it's only on the higher side of normal.
I might look as though I'm talking to you, but inside my head I'm sewing.