Finished comfort quilt out the door

The finished crumb quilt went out the door yesterday to a woman named Sandra. Prayers for her as she is having difficulty with treatments. Sewed on 301s. Purchased bag, pockets sewn inside and out.

Crumb quilt with Faux piping binding

Bag with book

Cell phone bags

If you want to make something quick and neat, I recommend these cell phone bags. They don't have to be used for cell phones. I bought the pattern, and then I buy the pre-printed interfacing, 3 to a sheet. It is from Quiltsmart. One piece of fabric, even I, the 3D challenged queen, can make them. Sewed on the 401. Instead of fabric, I used my little Spinster tool with yarns, and made the straps. Someone tells me you can do this on a bobbin winder, but I have not attempted it. I made these for my quilt show boutique next week.

Group of 9 done

Opened up to see the 2 pockets

Closed with made yarn handle

The CNYTOGA

  Last week, I had to thrill of the year, to go to a treadle machine gathering. We just sewed on multiple machines, learned to clean and troubleshoot, learned how to use the attachments in demo and sample, asked questions, sewed and sewed wonderful straight stitiches. I fell in love with a Singer 237, which is kind of an ugly duckling, but sews awesome. It is an electric machine, converted to treadle. Zig zag and treadle. Wow, what a wonderful thing. I also got to sew on a 201 and the worn one I used hummed so lovingly. The setting was magnificent, in the country in a little red barn. Who needs Disneyworld? Now I am back to sewing all alone.

Attachments demo

My 15 Minutes of Blog Fame

  Vicki Welsh, on her blog, http://vickiwelsh.typepad.com/field_trips_in_fiber/, has an interview with me today. You can check out her awesome hand dyes. She will do custom colors for you and is just super to deal with.
  Tomorrow, I am headed east towards Cooperstown, NY for the CNYTOGA, treadle sewing machine gathering extraodinaire. It is hosted at Elizabeth's, http://mysewingmachineobsession.blogspot.com/. Can't wait. I will take pictures of all the cool machines and people.

Just the Binding, then it is Hot Flash!

    I have been quilting like crazy to get ready for the guild show Oct. 4th and 5th and next week I am going to the Central New York Treadle Conference, so I have been in high gear. All Hot Flash, pattern from Strip Therapy book, must be the first as there is no number on it, needs is the binding which I am making right now. I made it from a jelly roll, but I did not like all the colors, I added a few, but I should have taken out the white one. Each row has a different Leah Day kind of leaf, all Leah Day patterns from her blog. Thank you, Leah! I just love batiks, but hand dyes are getting to me now, especially multicolor ones. The binding is going to be a yellow orange. Sewn on the Singer 301s, Isacord thread for quilting.

Sans binding

Border pattern

Leaf patterns per block

Heart Bargello- it's a wrap!

     After 4 years ago buying the fabric and book, the Heart Bargello, all batik, is done. All bound, sleeve on for the quilt show. This is the first quilt for my own bed. Now, I think I would have picked another design, definitely curves, circles. Still love the colors. Pieced and quilted on a trio of Singer 301s. I have the Heart Bargello book, but will never make another. If any of you have a burning desire to make one, let me know, you can have the book for shipping if you really are going to make one. If it wasn't for the encouragement of my guild, the Kenmore Quilters Patch, I would not have finished so it is fitting that it will be in our show Oct. 4th and 5th- Only have a show every 3 years. I used the Sharon Schamber washable glue binding method, but I sewed the binding to the front, folded to the back, glued, sewed in the ditch from the front with invisible YLI thread on the front, Bottom Line on the back. No hand sewing. Sorry, I just can't make myself do it for binding. I can hear the quilt police whistles already. The designs are from Leah Day's except I kind of made up the last border.

Queen size all done

Edge of border

Inside borders

My faithful helper

    No matter which machine I am sewing on, Tugger gets right in there, sometimes pulling through fabric before it is time. I don't know if he likes the heat from the bulb or just snuggling on new quilts, depositing much fur.  When I move to the next machine, he always follows, sometimes with a wide yawn like I am interrupting something. The machine noise does not bother him and he seems to enjoy chain piecing especially.