![Jem Jem](https://artquiltmaker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PICT1756sm-300x210.jpg)
You know what this means, right? Yep, the 9000 was in the shop. Bleah.
Or so, I thought. It wasn’t really bad, though. I took the 9K to a place I used to take it to. The owner is a used car salesman kind of guy, but I wasn’t happy with the last service, so, at TFQ’s urging, I went back.
I took the machine in on a Friday and they called me SATURDAY to pick it up. I kid you not! I was amazed. The repair guy said that he had several similar machines to service, so he did them all at once. I went on Monday after work (2 hour round trip) to get it.
![Closet Chaos Closet Chaos](https://artquiltmaker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2012-06-11-21.17.09_wm-sm-224x300.jpg)
Houseguests arrived that very evening. You know what that means, right? No sewing. Yep.
No fabric pressing or fondling. Nothing.
I didn’t get to test the machine. I took everything down – iron, ironing board, cutting table and put it all in the closet. I am fortunate to have a husband who may not like it, but doesn’t complain about the way I have taken over the upstairs closet. I pinned the Corner Store pieces to the portable design wall and made the bed.
I didn’t get to test the machine until Friday. Yes, the following FRIDAY. Friday afternoon, as a matter of fact. I am glad I took it to the car salesman shop, though, because my sewing machine feels like her old self. The feet are actually holding the fabric to the bed of the machine. I had forgotten that it did that. The repair man said there was a belt problem.
I sewed like a demon on Sunday. Stay tuned for that report.
I just love starting my day with you…I, too, must dismantle and remove things from my studio when company comes to stay…
I know I am not the only one. It just seems so painful. Thanks for commenting!
You’ve not the only one who must put everything away when people visit. As I sew on my kitchen table, my sewing machine frequently sits on the floor when people are eating. Glad you had such a quick turnaround on service although you were unable to use it for a week. Service here is at least three weeks and my machine is woefully overdue because of that fact.
The turnaround time was amazing and a total fluke, I can tell you. I have never had a machine serviced so well or so quickly. I was promised a week and I was fully expecting them to call and say it would take longer. Professionalism is lacking a bit in the sewing machine service industry. To say I was pleasantly surprised would be an understatement.
Because of the long service times, I bought the Jem. There is a lot I don’t like about it (no knee lift, no needle down), but I do like it for a lot of reasons as well: good stitch quality, it uses the feet for my big machine, it is very lightweight, wasn’t expensive, does GREAT buttonholes. I bought it after I was injured and could no longer carry my big machine to classes, but it has come in very handy when my 9K is in the shop.