Yessir, that’s my baby!

My new Janome Magnolia is sitting on my kitchen table.

The bobbins are wound.

I have a selection of fabrics to experiment with.

I’ve read the manual (which annoyingly has several typos I’ve already identified and is missing descriptions of at least 5 of the programmable stitches).

I have acquired a library of sewing reference and how-to books. Once upon a time I sewed a fair bit, but that was long, long ago and I was probably doing it wrong. I aim to relearn everything, including the basics.

And now I’m ready to take the first step on a journey in a whole new direction. Exciting!!