Monday, December 1, 2014

Dexter's Quilt Part 3

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Tick Tock Gramma - Tick Tock!!!  About 3 weeks until Christmas!

Dexter's Quilt was supposed to be done for Dexter's BIRTH day which ended up being March 31st, 2014.  Yep...shooting for Christmas at this point...lol   Wish me luck... Plan B....1st Birthday :-)

Our sweet angel had a really REALLY rough time coming into this world. He suffered from a birth injury (HIE)  Here he is on Day 2.


We'll skip past the details of the 29 day NICU stay, the months and months of worry and concern over the milestones he needed to meet and just say that he is our little miracle.  Today, he is a happy, healthy, 8-month old STRONG, SMART baby!  :-)


Dexter's Quilt, by far, is the most fun I've ever had making a gift.  I need to finish the block border I'm making and sew the panels together still.   But omg...SO fun!


This was a very socially involved creation.  :-)  Very little was done at home in my studio.   Community sew days, Quilt Retreats and with visiting friends.   Every little critter provided fun and smiles hunting for the fabrics and watching them come alive.  :-)

Racoon

Hedgehog

Bear

Moose

Bunny Rabbit

SQUIRREL!!

Mouse

Owl

Super Smiley Sunshine!

Dancing Bird (needs his feet still)

Flying Bird!

Grrrr Tiger!

Happiest darn lion I've ever seen!

McCaw Bird!

Elephant

Monkey

Kangaroo & Joey

Zebra

Giraffe

Flying Fish!

Ribbit Frog!

Penguin

Quacky Duck

Alligator!  (Or Crocodile - I forget..)

Turtle

Beaver

Bird in flight!

Pig

Roooooster!

Cow with a barn

Hen (oops!  Also needs feet!)

Chick

Puppy Dog

Fuzzy Sheep!

Kitty Cat

So much fun!   I'm doing Bonnie Hunter's "Wonky Wishes" Stars in the border and making the centers all the animal fabrics so Mister Dexter can match em up!  




Sunday, November 30, 2014

Grand Illusion Mystery Quilt

Yep!   Totally doing Bonnie Hunter's Mystery Quilt this year!   Are you?


Here's my color choices!    Haven't started sewing yet, but I plan to start cutting tonight!

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Here's how to get back to "Design Wall Monday" at Patchwork Times
http://www.patchworktimes.com/2014/12/01/design-wall-december-1-2014/

Saturday, July 5, 2014

New Interests take over! Vintage Sewing Machines!

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Yep - Blogging hasn't been at the top of my list for some time.  Then today - Epiphany! I should Blog!   Fellow Bloggers can relate I'm certain...  (giggle)

Just had to take a minute to share my latest addiction... Vintage Singer Sewing Machines!   Hope on over to our Facebook page to see our other acquisitions.  Click HERE

My First FINISHED Restoration Project!!! She's a Vintage Centennial 99 Singer Sewing Machine. I picked up the table, which just happened to have a "rusty old Singer" in it, for $10. I took the entire thing apart and cleaned\polished every single piece and put it back together. She sews like a dream!
I will NEVER be intimidated by "a little rust" ever again. I see everything in an entirely new perspective now. 
I'm 99.99999999999% certain this isn't the last you will hear about my VSM (Vintage Sewing Machine) adventure!!


Saturday, June 7, 2014

Vintage Singer 201 - Royalty!

Saw a Garage Sale post (purely by accident, I wasn't looking, I swear), that listed tools, table saw, car stand, Sewing Machine... with a picture of an old barn\garage and the stuff hanging out in the yard. I called and asked about the machine. "Yep, still have it, old black one, in a table. The motor threw sparks at me when I plugged it in. But the machine looks good. You can have it for $30." I was already getting in my car while I was still on the phone... My heart skipped a beat when I saw her....omg...it's a 201.   I've been looking for one since this obsession began! 


I love the cabinet!!  Ooooh...drawers...Attachments! Manual! Score!


So shiny!! Bobbin cover - check! Spool pin - Check! Foot pedal -check! (wiping the drool from my chin)



Absolutely Stunning


BEFORE: Ewww... so much grease! Going to try my first rewire on this baby, the cords looked like they were chewed by critters! Might as well clean as I go.


Wow...she's a lot grimier than I thought she was when I started to open her up today..


O....M.....G !! Did NOT expect to find this when I opened up this shiny girl!! YUCK!