{"id":572,"date":"2006-03-12T16:35:00","date_gmt":"2006-03-12T16:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silverthimble.ca\/blog\/?p=572"},"modified":"2006-03-12T16:35:00","modified_gmt":"2006-03-12T16:35:00","slug":"lucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silverthimble.ca\/blog\/2006\/03\/lucky\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucky"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This is Lucky<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Lucky<\/strong> is an APQS long arm quilting machine that has been living with me since May 2005.<\/p>\n

You may think that naming a piece of machinery is a little odd. However, it is tradition in the long-arming industry to name your machine. Other quilters have come up with names like: the obvious, Millie, Glinda (the Good Witch), Polly-Ester, Lucy (after Lucille Ball), and Patience. If you are interested in reading about some other names for long arm machines and the stories behind them, have a look at the APQS site by clicking here: http:\/\/www.apqs.com\/quiltboard\/viewthread.php?tid=2046#pid15359<\/a><\/p>\n

I named my machine Lucky because it has a 13 foot table. Standard sizes are 12 foot and 14 foot when it comes to table length. I wanted the largest table I could get and 14 foot was just too long for the room that I was going to use without taking out a wall and doing some major renovations. I thought 12 foot would be too small and I would be sacrificing something I would regret later. The dealer suggested that I go with a custom table length and I ended up with a 13 foot table. ………………hence, Lucky<\/strong> 13 came to mind and the name stuck. <\/p>\n

For me, naming things that are not human is not unusual. I named my Ford Explorer Suvy<\/strong> because she is an SUV. Last April, when the price of gas rose to levels equaling the price of gold, I bought a Honda Civic and named her, Maggie<\/strong>, because she is the colour of magnesium. I named my Singer sewing machine, Zip<\/strong> because he only had two speeds–very, very fast and stop. Zip<\/strong> was replaced by Heidi<\/strong> on April 17, 1999. Heidi<\/strong> is my Bernina sewing machine (of Swiss origin) and her and I have logged many happy hours together. Naming the items we spend a great deal of time with gives them personality.<\/p>\n

Have you noticed the trend? The things that “challenge” me the most have male personalities and those objects that provide trouble-free service are female. Hmmmmmmmm.<\/p>\n

The quilt on the frame shown in the picture with Lucky<\/strong> is the raffle quilt from the PieceMakers Quilt Guild. This is just a sneak peek. I will post more pictures of the completed quilt after Lucky and I finish working on it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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