No apologies needed, Iminei. It's obviously something "technical" going a bit adrift.

I am one of the members who joined in later in the year (and thoroughly enjoyed it). I haven't been able to sew for a few weeks, partly because of Christmas and partly, like Maliw's aunt, because we've been trying to arrange for my Mum to go into care. I would do my best to join in regularly but couldn't guarantee it every month.

I also appreciate how much work is involved in organising the monthly BOM so know that it would be a huge commitment of time for Iminei, so a big thank you if it goes ahead.

I think that's a great idea, Francesca. I had exactly the same problem when I applied to join back in July. I got the original automated (presumably) response but then .... nothing. I checked my spam folders ... nothing. I emailed admin and also Iminei several times to see if it made any difference, but no. I also tried logging in but was told my user name didn't exist. Then eventually I tried re-applying a few months later and was accepted within 3 hours.

It was definitely worth persevering though. 

Edited to add: Hi Mudcat - glad you persevered too. Nice to see you. 

I would buy them both - with the second one being as an investment. As long as you offer a fair price for them you needn't feel guilty. After all, if you were selling a machine you'd inherited you'd do your research on what it was worth first, wouldn't you? 

I watched the Gourmet Quilter video a long time ago and thought it was a brilliant idea. I've never used it but still have it in my "to try" list.

It's beautiful, LeilaMay - the closest thing to patchwork I've ever seen in knitting. You certainly have a lot of patience, even if it's taken you two years to finish. Well done - it's lovely.

Love the green fleecy hats with spikes on  - great design.

Hi Ruthie - nice to see another new face on here. I see you do some charity sewing - I do a lot myself. What kind of things do you sew?