Design Wall Monday 1-21-13

This is what, the 3rd week of the year!  My design wall was pathetically empty until 9 o'clock last night.  I decided I needed to put a baby quilt together for the Scottish lad born to the son of my godsister last week. She is heading to Scotland to see him and I want to send it to her to take with her.  She is in California.  It started out with a pile of jewel tone scraps and a wild Kidz Jungle print. by 1 am I had this beauty that went from this:

To this:

And I still have jewel tone scraps left over!  LOL.  Do you ever really get rid of all the scraps?

Look at those cute dogs

I did some zipper pouches on Sunday afternoon rather than sit in the warm sunshine and soak up rays.  Look at those great poodles on them.  The fabric came from Ann's Philly trip.

And I have the Reflections quilt to work on again.  And Maylee's quilt top is finished and needs a back and to be quilted.  I need to get the Southwest finished and off the frame to put Maylee's on there.  It is sooo cute!

Since we may have a different group of peoples here I am going to ask my sewing machine question here as well.

QUESTION:

My little Brother sewing machine that cost all of $79 three years ago now refuses to set the tension to any setting.  It will cost more to have the sewing machine guy look at it than I paid for it.  So I am in the market for a new machine.

I want to spend about $200 to $400, have a drop feed dogs, needle up/down and the ability to have a walking foot.  It is the machine I would take to classes and retreats and the Red Stick.  My big machine is too expensive to be hauling around and getting in the humidity and dropping it and all.

So what do you have that you like?  I am so confused with all the things that are out there.  Help!

glen