Let me introduce...

My studio just got a bit of a make-over, which includes a brand new addition.   *drumroll*  Please meet Juki-the industrial sewing machine.  She is here to help with all my thick material needs.  I bought her in Indianapolis and drove her in pieces back to KY.  By half miracle and half sheer will power, I managed to get her upstairs to my studio.  If you've never carried the head of an industrial sewing machine before, let me tell you:  this. was. a. feat.  And, I've worked on a farm before.  So, I know heavy lifting when I see it.  This was VERY heavy lifting. I'm happy to say that she is now all put back together and buzzing along quite nicely.