Lyon's Farm Fall Festival 2019

This past weekend was the Lyon's Farm Fall Festival.  I've participated in this festival since 2012.  The first year, I took 4 sewing machines.  This year I took 13 sewing machines.  I had less space this year, so my booth was a bit crowded. (the first year I had the whole building to myself).

One of the vendors sold old jewelry.  She had a (new) sewing machine pin, and I just had to buy it.  It looks like my Willcox & Gibbs chainstich machine.

I wasn't the only one sewing at the festival.  The Quilter's Dozen has been at this event longer than I have.  The ladies were hand quilting their next raffle quilt for the Prairie Fest Quilt Show that they put on.  I'll be trying to win this quilt next Father's Day (always the last day of Prairie Fest).

On Saturday morning, hubby brought me some flowers for my booth.  Thursday was our 32nd Anniversary.

Due to the rain most of the weekend, the crowds were very thin.  Instead of talking about my machines most of the weekend, I got lots of sewing done instead.

1927 Singer 15 hand crank

I finished my Rainbow Scrap Challenge blocks for August (light blue) and September (purple).  Sorry, the colors are washed out in the photos.

RSC19 August blocks

RSC19 September blocks

I also got lots stitched on 6 Parcheesi game boards that I'm making, but I didn't take any photos.

Another vendor had a treadle head in his garage, and he asked if I wanted it.  It's rusty, but it turns.  This is the first new machine I've gotten in over a year (I've been being really good).

1915 Singer 66 with Red Eye decals

I'll try to start getting this cleaned up this weekend. 

RSC19 & Other Finishes

I decided to finish my pink RSC19 blocks on my Featherweight.  The block I'm making each month is called Cut Glass.

pink RSC19 blocks

I also turned the 4 pineapple blocks into pin cushions.  One of these is for the Treadle On pin cushion exchange. 

4 pin cushions

Yesterday I finished block #11 of the Vintage Sewing Machine blocks. I only have one more block to finish.  I was really hoping to find the other Ella & Skysie sewing machine design called 'Antique Sewing Machines', but I'm not having any luck.  These patterns are out of print.

Vintage Miniature Sewing Machines block #11

The block above is of a Singer 20 chain stitch machine.  I have one in my collection.

1950's Singer 20

I also finished another LOTR/Hobbit set of blocks, Lord of the Eagles.

Lord of the Eagles block

both blocks together

I only have 2 of these LOTR/Hobbit blocks left to make. 


PS:  For those of you who have been praying for us, hubby started his new job Monday.  It's been a long 9.5 months, but God has provided all along the way.  

Slow Stitching Sunday and lots of projects

I do most of my slow stitching on weekdays, not on the weekends.  Today I did some slow stitching on my Vintage Miniature Sewing Machine block.  This is block #10 of 12 blocks.  I've moved the  hoop since this photo was taken.

block #10

I finished block #9 earlier in July, but haven't shown it before now.

block #9

I've been working hard on the Hobbit/Lord of the Rings blocks.  I've finished 4 different block sets since the end of June.  These are all paper pieced.  The first block is Sting, Bilbo's (then Frodo's) sword.  I'm making 2 of each of these blocks.

Sting

both blocks together

Next I worked on Smaug the dragon.

Smaug

both blocks together

After Smaug, I stitched up Arwen's jewel.

Arwen's jewel

both blocks together

I finished Gimli's Axe on Saturday.  If this block was my first experience paper piecing, I'd never paper piece again.  The pattern doesn't work properly.   Some of the pieces are too small to fit with the other pieces.  If you look closely at the parts next to the red Clover clips, you can see that they just won't fit properly with the rows of pieces between. 

top and bottom pieces are  supposed to finish at the same size as the 3 pieces in the middle

same problem on both sides of the axe

I didn't notice the problem until I was finished with all of the paper piecing and started to try to put all the pieces together.  Thank goodness that I could just add more of the background fabric to make everything fit.  You can see where I had to add fabric on these photos, since there is fabric and no paper.

fabric added along the seam to make it all fit together

fabric added along the seam to make it all fit together

When all the pieces were finally stitched together, it is supposed to be a 12.5" square block.  You can see below that it was much larger than 12.5" square (the ruler on the block is 12.5" square).

block finished the wrong size

Thank goodness I could save the blocks.  I've done lots of difficult paper piecing in the past, but this pattern receives an 'F' from me.

Gimli's Axe

both blocks together

I have four more of these Hobbit/LOTR blocks to make for these quilts.  Thank goodness none of the other blocks were designed by the person who designed Gimli's Axe. 

I've been doing lots of Leaders & Enders while I've been working on these Hobbit/LOTR blocks.  First I stitched the pink HST's for July's RSC19 blocks.  I use Triangulations papers to make my HST's. 

stitching HST's using Trianglulations paper

I have the Purple and Light Blue colors waiting to be stitched up. 

I have my HST's cut and the papers pulled, but I haven't finished making the finished blocks since I'm not using a 1/4" foot while I'm paper piecing.  I also have my stitches set on 30 stitches per inch, while paper piecing, so, I don't really need my stitches that close together on the finished blocks.   I now have a bucket of HST's waiting to be turned in to finished blocks.

pink & white HST's for RSC19 blocks

I've also been doing other Leaders & Enders while I've been paper piecing.  Last December, I was given the striped charm squares from my little quilt guilds Left-Right-Center game at our Holiday party.  The lady who won them didn't want to have to make something with them.  That means that I have to have a completed quilt top by this December.  I have an idea for a cool modern quilt, using circles, so these charm squares are being stitched to interfacing and turned into circles.

striped charm squares

23 finished striped circles (the puffy ones on the right haven't been pressed yet)

I have lots more circles to prep and stitch.

My last Leaders & Enders project is for something that is due August 1st.  Of course, I can't make just one of anything, so I'm making 4 blocks.  The center squares are fussy cut vintage sewing machines.  I'm using strings left over from other projects, that I've collected since the end of May (baby quilts and RSC blocks). 

pineapple blocks (started)

Now to head back to my sewing room and start on the next Hobbit/LOTR blocks and some more Leaders & Enders.  I'm supposed to be basting and quilting those 3 baby quilts, but I just haven't felt like working on them.  Thank goodness none of those babies are here yet. 

RSC 19 & some other blocks

Well I finally finished my RSC19 blocks for May and June.  There has just been too much going on to get these finished until this week.  Hey, at least they are done before July.

May RSC19 blocks

June RSC19 blocks

I didn't bring a sewing machine to the Missouri TOGA last weekend, so I didn't get my blocks made for next years raffle quilt.  I did get my fabric cut out at the TOGA.  These are Double Bowtie blocks.

Double Bowtie blocks

I also finished another Vintage Miniature Sewing Machine block.

block #8

I'm already well along on block #9.  There are 12 blocks total for this quilt.  I'll have to be thinking of the next small hand project to be working on when these are done. 

April RSC19 blocks

I finally got a chance to get some stitching done, and finished my April Aqua RSC19 blocks.  The blocks aren't nearly as dark as they look in the photo. 

Aqua RSC19 blocks

I haven't had a chance to stitch much this past week.  I've been cleaning my sewing room.  I've pulled 4 bags of stuff for the thrift store, another bag for the freebie table at my large quilt guild and a bag of blocks for the charity group at my large quilt guild.  I have leftover blocks from some projects, some are enough for a whole other quilt.  I also found blocks that I started years and years ago, and never finished (and don't really want to finish). Each set is enough for a whole quilt.  I just don't have the time to finish these myself.  I'm sure I'll find a whole lot more that needs to go out the door in the next month or two, as we get our house ready to sell. 

April Stitching

Even though I haven't had time to blog, I have gotten some stitching done.

I finished one more block for the Harry Potter Project of Doom quilt.  I still have a couple more to embroider book titles on.

Harry Potter Project of Doom block

I've been working on the Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit paper pieced blocks for my grandbaby that is due in August.  I'm making 2 of each block.

Gandalf

both Gandalf blocks finished

The Arkenstone

both Arkenstone blocks finished

Mithril

both Mithril blocks finished

I've also gotten more embroidery done.  These are from the Miniature Sewing Machine quilt I'm working on. 

block #2

block #3

I finished the RSC19 blocks for March.  I used them to teach how to web blocks for my little quilt guild at our April meeting.  I finally finished them this weekend. 

March RSC19 blocks

I also made a pillowcase for a friend this weekend.  He is a runner.

pillowcase

I've pulled the Aqua fabrics for my April RSC19 blocks.  We'll see if I can get them done before the end of the month.