2021 Missouri TOGA

 Sorry it's been so long since I've posted anything, but I've been out of town.  First, we went to a wedding in Wisconsin, then we headed south to Missouri, and finally ended up in Texas, to see our parents.  Whew!  I'm tired from my vacation!

This post will be about the 2021 Missouri TOGA (Treadle On Gathering & Academy).  This was the 4th Missouri TOGA.  Previous TOGA's were in 2018, 2019 & 2020.

We met in a new place this year, Cross Point Church in Ava, MO.  It was a great place for the TOGA.  We started on Thursday, and Gina taught on the Proper Care and Feeding of Your Vintage Sewing Machine. 

Gina's class

What TOGA would be complete without a Hospital?  Floyd was our surgeon in residence for this TOGA, but there were lots of 'doctors' practicing on machines all weekend.

The 'Doctor' at work on a machine

We got to use the sanctuary as our main place to set up.  It started out with chairs...

But quickly looked like this...

I have to sneak in a photo of Missy and I in our matching t-shirts.  They were perfect for us, since we both have a hard time turning down vintage sewing machines.

All I Need is This
Sewing Machine
And That Other
Sewing Machine
and those sewing machines
over there, and...

As always, some of us get together for supper, too.  We had fun at Archie's Diner.

Friday was another busy day.  Missy taught how to make the block for next years raffle quilt.  I'd already made mine a few months ago, since I'm usually too busy at the TOGA to get much sewing done.

I taught fabric baskets...

first basket finished

Rhonda taught Snail Pincushions (mine isn't even started yet).

first snail pin cushion (almost) finished

We had a Trader's Dice game for 2 1/2" strips.

Here are some other photos.

checking out the raffle table goodies

slow time at the hospital

Drawing room treadle with Singer 66 Lotus on the raffle table

more machines and fabric bundles on the raffle table

another machine and stuff on the raffle table

this year's raffle quilt

Welcome and registration table

some items for sale

working on her new (to her) treadle

After the TOGA was done for the day, Missy and I (and a few others) went to see the fireworks.  We sat so close that we could see the cans that they were using to set the fireworks off.  Boy was it LOUD! being that close.

Saturday was our last day.  Dorise taught us how to make phone or tablet stands (nope, mine isn't started yet).  I took different views of the stands.

I taught Faux Binding technique using the mug rugs from my last blog post. I also taught some methods for removing rust from machine parts.  

We had our mug rug exchange.

mug rug and mug I won, with a bonus pin cushion

We had fun with the raffle table.  There was so much stuff to choose from.

Missy and I drawing tickets for raffle winners

Missy won the Drawing Room treadle, and she 'split' it with Barb (who wanted the machine in the treadle).  NO, I didn't come home with another machine.  

The last thing we did was draw for the winner of the raffle quilt.

2021 Raffle quilt

  

Nope, I didn't win the quilt this year.  Oh well, there's always next year.

I forgot to show you Barb's hair decoration.  She changed it up every day.

check out the sewing machine on her hair pin

A few of us finished up the TOGA with supper at Hucklebucks BBQ.

What a great TOGA!  I miss everyone already.  See all of you next year!