A Little Bit of Stitching

I've finally gotten some stitching done this month.  I get about an hour of hand stitching done at work most days.  I've been working on my striped circles project.  This is what I have so far.  Hopefully the Optical Illusion effect is working.  It's a circle version of Attic Windows.

I have at least 4 baby quilts that I need to make.  The babies are due in April and May.  There are 36 Half Square Triangles in the pattern I chose to start with.  I'm making one in blues and one in pinks.

some of the HST's waiting to be stitched

I'm enjoying getting to stitch on my hand crank.  I'd missed my machines while I was in Alaska.

HST's made on 1927 Singer 15 hand crank

I actually got a couple of rows of one of the quilts stitched last night.  I'll show it when I have more done. 

Hubby will be gone most of the weekend, so I'm hoping that I get a good start on some challenge quilts that have due dates.  One is due for my guild's quilt show in March, and the other one is due for my other guild in May.  I also have a mini quilt to get finished for the quilt show in March.  Lots of stitching needs to get done around here. 

Grandkids, New Machines and Block Exchange

Happy New Year!  Yea, yea, I know I'm a bit late, but I've been in Alaska, meeting my new grandson and playing with my granddaughter.

Gwendolynn & Korin sliding

Korin

Gwendolynn

The trip was last minute, and poor hubby didn't get to go with me.  The only sewing I got done was on the plane to Alaska.  

 A lady at guild gave my name to someone with a vintage sewing machine she wanted to find a home for.  I'm a good home for vintage machines ;)

The lady had her mother's machine.  Her mother is named Rita, so, meet 'Rita', the 1949 Singer 66.  This machine has Godzilla/Krinkle finish, as was common around the war years.

1949 Singer 66 #AJ157757

accessories with the Singer 66

This machine was made at the Elizabethport Factory in Elizabeth, NJ.

After talking with the lady, she mentioned another machine in a case.  This was Aunt Teresa's machine.  Meet 'Aunt Teresa', a 1955 Singer 99k.

1955 Singer 99k #EK950909

accessories for the 99k

back side of the Darning or Embroidery plate

I've heard of Darning/Embroidery plates before, but this is the first one I've seen.  Hubby liked it too.  He was checking out all of the attachments.  I have a feeling that next time he makes some camping gear, he'll be asking me for some attachments.

This little lady was made at the Kilbowie Factory in Clydebank, Scotland.  It has a grass case.  

My Treadle On group had another block exchange last Fall.  My blocks arrived while I was in Alaska.  I turned in 4 sets of 8 blocks for the exchange. These are the blocks I made.

blocks I made

Usually I get some of my blocks back, and also some matching blocks.  Not this time!  All 32 blocks I got back were different.  The blocks came from 12 different people, 11 different states, and were made on 20 different (people powered) sewing machines (some dating as far back as the 1890's).  Here are the blocks I got back.

2019 Fall Basic 4 patch blocks

2019 Fall Basic 4 patch blocks

If you will be in the western Chicago area March 14-15, 2020, please consider coming to the Pride of the Prairie Quilt Show.  I'll have some of my vintage sewing machines (including Aunt Teresa above) at the show.  Our show always has over 300 quilts, so lots of eye candy!  We also have 'Strip Search' (our fabric booth), raffle baskets, a raffle quilt, bake sale, VENDORS!, Magazines, Patterns & Books for sale, and a Silent Auction. We'll be at Richland Grade School, 1919 Caton Farm Road, Crest Hill, IL.