I have a zillion projects in the works right now, but as soon as I saw Judy Laquidara’s new pattern, Paint Stix, I loved it and knew I had to try it right away! I’m using some fabric from stash that I have always liked but found difficult to use before. This pattern seems just [...]
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Paint Stix on my Design Wall
Posted in Design Wall Monday, Quilting, Sewing machines, tagged 1960 Singer sewing machine, 206x13 sewing machine needles, Design Wall Monday, green Singer sewing machine, Paint Stix pattern, Quilting, Sewing, Singer 319K, vintage Singer sewing machine on May 10, 2010 | 8 Comments »
What can I do with 30 metres of corduroy? (Stash Report)
Posted in Nigel the quilting dog, Sewing machines, Stash Reports 2010, tagged corduroy fabric, grey corduroy, Quilting, reusable cloth shopping bags, Sewing, Singer 185K, Singer 404G, stash report, vintage Singer sewing machines on May 2, 2010 | 13 Comments »
After we left our children at school the other day, my friend Jeanette asked if I could come around to her car because she had some sewing stuff in the boot (trunk) for me. It was 30 metres of grey corduroy! Some of it has been cut, but most of it is still on this [...]
“New” Sewing Machines :)
Posted in Sewing machines, Stash Reports 2010, tagged green Singer sewing machine, Quilting, Sewing, sewing machine collection, sewing machine fabric, Singer 327K, Singer 66K Lotus decals, Singer 66K treadle, Singer Spartan 327K, stash report, vintage Singer sewing machines on March 21, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I have two new additions to my sewing machine collection this month. This is “Emily,” a 66K treadle with the Lotus design, from 1917. Her cabinet could use a little work, but the machine itself is in perfect working condition. She is just sitting in the living room right now, but eventually I will find [...]
Cleo’s transformation (Week 4 Stash Report)
Posted in Sewing machines, Stash Reports 2010, tagged Quilting, Sewing, sewing machine restoration, Singer 27K, stash busting, stash report, vintage Singer sewing machine on January 24, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I have managed to refrain from fabric purchases this week, but I have bought some parts for the 1908 Singer 27K that I am trying to restore. We named this machine “Cleo” for her Egyptian motif (Memphis) decals. I bought Cleo last November, and she was in a sad derelict state. She had been converted [...]
Still Thinking About a Setting…
Posted in Design Wall Monday, Sewing machines, tagged block settings, cornerstones and sashings, design wall, Design Wall Monday, Quilting, Sewing, sewing machine collection, UFO Overload on November 16, 2009 | 9 Comments »
These blocks are still on my design wall this week. I feel like I’m on UFO Overload — just flitting from one project to another, not making any significant progress, and wasting my precious sewing time, which is never as much as I’d like, anyway! I’m going to put everything away except this one [...]
Restoration Project (Week 46 Stash Report)
Posted in Sewing machines, Stash Reports 2009, tagged Quilting, Sewing, sewing machine restoration, Singer 27K sewing machine, stash report, vintage Singer sewing machine on November 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I didn’t buy any fabric this week, but I did buy another vintage Singer sewing machine. This one is a Model 27K, one of a group of 100,000 manufactured between January and June 1908, at the Kilbowie Factory in Clydebank, Scotland. She used to be either a treadle or a hand-crank, but she’s been converted [...]
A New Home for My Design Wall
Posted in Design Wall Monday, Nigel the quilting dog, Sewing machines, tagged design wall, Design Wall Monday, Judy Laquidara, Patchwork Times, Quilting, quilting UFOs, Sewing, sewing room, Singer treadle sewing machine, Singer VS2 sewing machine, vintage Singer sewing machine on November 9, 2009 | 10 Comments »
I am now officially moved back into my sewing room after not having the use of it for a while this year. My design wall has a new home, too, and it has grown to fit the new larger space. It’s now half of a folded tablecloth, instead of a quarter! This used to be [...]
Recycled Bath Mat (Week 43 Stash Report)
Posted in Nigel the quilting dog, Recycled Furnishings, Sewing machines, Stash Reports 2009, tagged bath mat, Janome 6500P sewing machine, Quilting, recycling household items, scrap project, Sewing, stash report, stashbusting on October 25, 2009 | 11 Comments »
I had a little bath mat that was looking kind of sad and threadbare. I could have thrown it out or given it to the dogs, but I’m on this recycling kick lately, so I decided to make something with it. It is now a “New and Improved” Bath Mat! Here’s the mat in its [...]
Chickens at the Quilt Shop (Stash Report)
Posted in Sewing machines, tagged chickens at the quilt shop, Jones Medium CS treadle machine, Judy Laquidara, Quilt for an Hour, Quilting, Sewing, stash report, vintage Jones sewing machine on September 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday I just had to buy some new fabric! I’m going to participate in Judy Laquidara’s new “Quilt for an Hour” project, and although I have lots of fat quarters in my stash, I needed some longer pieces for the borders. There were also some nice things on the sale table, so I had to [...]
Home Alone with my Brother
Posted in Sewing machines, tagged Brother machine manufactured in Ireland., Brother sewing machine, Brother Window-Matic, oiling and cleaning a sewing machine, Quilting, Sewing, vintage Brother machine, vintage sewing machines on September 3, 2009 | 11 Comments »
School started for us today. I knew I was going to be lonely with my little daughter gone all day, so I thought I would do housework to take my mind off the empty house. Well, by 10:30 a.m., I had already cleaned the refrigerator, taken out the trash, run the dishwasher, fed the dogs, [...]
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