On hiatus!

I was almost done with a portrait quilt of my daughter.  All I had left to do was to quilt it in a simple stipple pattern.  But alas, my beloved Bernina simply would not cooperate!  After several ripped out attempts in the same area, and after re-threading and cleaning and oiling, I finally accepted the fact that I had to put her in the shop.  That may not sound like that big of a deal, but since I live in a small town, and the closest Bernina dealer is about 50 minutes away, I not only had to drive a distance to drop it off, but I also learned that the repair man had been out for a week.  That means he is behind in his repairs and I may be without my machine for FOUR WEEKS!  Needless to say, I am having think outside the box in order to get any work accomplished.  Yet and still, I can't FINISH anything until I get my machine back.  Ugh!