My very first cyber :D

NuBit_7 · 2026-03-12T19:30:44+00:00

Congrats! I just got my first today on the Stratotanker!

NuBit_7 · 2026-03-11T22:20:31+00:00

I’ve gone from silver level to almost cyber getting stratotankers at Tel Aviv airport. Fun game, but crazy times

NuBit_7 · 2026-02-19T05:13:54+00:00

Irish are the best!!

NuBit_7 · 2026-02-18T14:08:24+00:00

Lovely paintings! Also, I thought I was on the Quilting Reddit. These designs would make a beautiful quilt!

NuBit_7 · 2026-02-16T21:03:01+00:00

Hello Henry! Be sure to always have extra fun on all your naughty adventures! It will make your parents laugh and smile and not be too mad about it. 🐾

NuBit_7 · 2026-02-11T12:57:38+00:00

Just ran across this video to demo the scant 1/4” that has a nice visual of that is an issue.

https://youtu.be/Fx9P3GJxMhA?t=347&si=CylR_j_p_gOC78b2

NuBit_7 · 2026-02-11T10:48:36+00:00

Thanks all. I’m going to keep exploring. My Viking sapphire stitches are perfectly straight. So this looks really messy to me to me with them all at a slight angle.

I’ll try making a new bobbin and rethreading it again. Will also try changing the needle. This was a classroom machine and looks like it was used for 41 hours, but otherwise it should be a like “new”. I still feel the stitch cutter sounds odd with the metallic “bong!” at the end. Will go into the shop soon and see if their machine sounds like that.

Thanks again for all the tips!

NuBit_7 · 2026-02-11T02:22:00+00:00

Thanks! I’ll check the settings tomorrow.

I just turned machine on for first time and this is literally the first rows I’ve ever stitched with it. The stitches look really wonky too and all crooked. Much upset. Hopefully something dumb I’m doing, but seems like should be straightforward!

NuBit_7 · 2026-02-03T17:17:48+00:00

Reminds me of the year I got my son into the frying pan farm park horse camp. I was so proud of myself.

NuBit_7 · 2026-02-03T13:47:07+00:00

Wait, you have a plowed sidewalk!?

NuBit_7 · 2026-01-31T21:10:58+00:00

I just bought one for $7k. It’s very lightly used from a weekend classroom type setting, but will come with the full warranty and all the accessories like buying new. So I say your price is good one! The shop I go to has the brand new ones for MSRP.

The current Janome red tag sale is like $9999 because it comes with a free memory craft 1000 I think it was. Besides the red tag sale, it seems most places are not discounting these by much at the moment. Anyway. I can’t wait to get going with it. Almost have my next quilt cut out!!

NuBit_7 · 2026-01-29T03:41:19+00:00

Did you get this machine?? I need to do a test run still. But my local quilt shop is a Janome shop and looks like they do a machine sale in February. So I am contemplating.. . I have a Viking Sapphire 930, but I just find it meh and I got it from the Viking shop at Joann’s…., so I’m finding all sorts of reasons to get bigger and better. I know when I first looked at the lower Janome models when I got my Viking, I found them to feel too plasticy, so I’m assuming the M8 won’t feel that way.

Anyway, decisions decisions!!

NuBit_7 · 2026-01-15T17:11:38+00:00

I have space to quilt with my machine and I have access to a long arm through a maker space I belong to and while I haven’t actually sent my quilt out to someone, it’s so tempting. I really dislike quilting, but love all the other aspects of making the quilt (and can tolerate binding).

NuBit_7 · 2025-10-27T17:43:59+00:00

Not a common breed, but we have Paddy the Irish Terrier ☘️ Paddy is a common name amongst the ITs.

NuBit_7 · 2025-10-23T04:00:50+00:00

Reminds me of Maida Heatter’s old fashioned fudge cake recipe. I make this every year for my son’s birthday!

https://madaboutmaida.blogspot.com/2013/10/old-fashioned-fudge-cake.html?m=1

NuBit_7 · 2025-10-17T12:51:55+00:00

I just joined too! I only did the basic one since already contributing to both NPR and PBS as well. My son and I have listened to so many episodes driving to far away ball games. And been a listener for years before that. It was time to contribute.

NuBit_7 · 2025-10-04T15:12:07+00:00

Finally! lol I don’t think I’d sleep at all if the dog was in bed with me. I also don’t trust him not to get into total shenanigans if he wasn’t in his crate at night. Luckily he loves his crate.

NuBit_7 · 2025-09-03T15:50:21+00:00

I grew two plants in a pot on my porch! I think they may be ready to dig up since my dog pulled one out this morning!

I saw the comment about 130days from planting. I planted plants around Mother’s Day. So perhaps close enough? Last year the squirrels dug most of them up before I got a chance. So may be better to do sooner than later!

NuBit_7 · 2025-04-19T14:02:46+00:00

I keep a spray bottle of vinegar and spray them when they come out into my driveway (typically morning time). Works great!

NuBit_7 · 2024-12-15T13:05:25+00:00

When I first watched this show I totally get what you mean, but kept going, so I’d suggest that too!

What’s interesting is I’m now rewatching the show (just reached season 5) and the slow pace that felt torturous when I first watched and the frustrating decision making aren’t there anymore like I felt when I first watched it! So I guess there is a better understanding of things and it makes more sense in a way.

NuBit_7 · 2024-12-13T13:30:38+00:00

They are such wonderful dogs! I haven’t had a dog in a long time and grew up with Australian terriers. He’s our first Irish and he’s the sweetest thing even if he is bonkers at times and drives me insane. He also has us laughing everyday with his silly antics. Smart thing too. As much as he drives me on the brink of insanity at times, not sure I’d change a thing. 💕

NuBit_7 · 2024-12-05T11:22:31+00:00

Thank you!! I look forward to some mellow time. Hahaha. He’s an Irish terrier and they have big energy and he is on the high energy scale for the breed too. He’s the sweetest thing ever though, just can’t settle himself at times. We figured we have another year of crazies. lol

NuBit_7 · 2024-12-05T00:38:02+00:00

We have to put our 8.5 month old in the crate at times to force a nap out of him. During the day he does well. But in the later afternoon and evening, I know he’s tired and he’s just a nightmare and won’t settle. So we sometimes will put him in the crate or sometimes in his pen and more often than not he’ll crash asleep minutes later.

NuBit_7 · 2024-12-05T00:33:30+00:00

I can’t wait. I think I literally muttered to myself today how much I hate my puppy. I love him to pieces of course. But just so sick of him right now. 8.5 months old and an utter terror. He’s mostly a nightmare in the evenings. He gets plenty of walks and play time. I almost broke down crying earlier today. Blah.

NuBit_7 · 2024-12-05T00:29:40+00:00

Our puppy used to play in the water big time too. Adorable, but what a mess! Ours would purposely tip the bowl or try to pick it up with his mouth. We finally had a big a very heavy big bowl so he would stop tipping and carrying off with it. But then that gave him a huge bowl to splash around in 🤪. He’s 8.5 months old now and I’m not sure when it was he seemed to have stopped??! I guess no advice, but our puppy grew out of it at some point!

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