First Stitches.

My Bailey home quilter is finally set up and ready to quilt on. I honestly never thought about naming a sewing machine, but I think this one may have to be named Patience. Frame is finally level and leaders are on correctly. I modified the thread path by mounting fishing rod ends on the machine and adding a rod to lift it up higher on the side. I added some small but very strong magnets on the top to hold scissors, tweezers, or whatever else I need it to. My first few stitches: