Quilt Archive

Monday, September 25, 2017

New Sewing Cabinet

Hello Blog Friends!

I have a new sewing cabinet...lovingly custom made for me by my husband Denis.  It has been three years in the making, and has been through several redesigns along the way.  It is a full 6 ft long, which gives a tremendous amount of working surface.  I took possession of it yesterday, and here it is, installed in my craft room:


I love the two sets of drawers on either side of the wide middle opening.  Now I can have my threads and tools close at hand while sewing, and not stashed in a cabinet on the other side of the room.  The drawers were custom sized to fit needs.



Denis is still working on a few finishing details...a full 6 ft back that will lift up to make more table space while quilting, the plug that fills the top where the machine currently sits  (I plan to use this surface as a scrapping workspace when not sewing), and a shallow drawer to fill in the open space just under the the top.  These items can be fitted in/on when completed.  I'm planning to use the small, shallow drawer to hold my various and sundry smaller and odd-shaped rulers.  It will be perfect for that!

What was I sewing on before the new cabinet?  I was using this cabinet, retrofitted for my new Viking.  Before this machine, I was using a hand-me-down machine from my mother (a Viking from the late 60's).  This cabinet was custom fit for that machine.  It served both of us well, but began to deteriorate several years ago, hence the need for a replacement.  Farewell, old friend...


Quite a difference, yes??   Thank you so much for my dear husband for making this for me.  It is truly a labor of love and I love him for doing it!

Until next time.


Sunday, September 24, 2017

Pillowcases, Pillowcases Reprise No. 2

Hello Blog Friends,

More pillowcases to share with you:





These are very cool flamingo pillowcases, to be used on our upcoming trip to Florida in February.  Love the pink stripe accent fabric...reminds me of flamingo legs!




Here is a cute winter penguin print, it will be a Christmas gift for one of my granddaughters.



Here is a new one for me, just because I liked the main fabric.  The white is a tone on tone print.

Enjoy.

Next time...some Fishy Business....

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Pillowcases, Pillowcases! Reprise...

Hello Blog Friends,

Well, I decided to clean up some of the smaller projects in my to-do list for this month, starting with this pair of pillowcases.  

These are for me, just because I just fell in love with the main fabric!  The red and black floral motifs on the white really appealed to me (and we all know how much I like those three colors together...remember Red & White & Black All Over from earlier this summer?).  I found this fabric at Royce Quilting in West Bend.  A lovely little shop...I always find something there that I like.





Till next week...

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

WPT Quilt Expo 2017

September 9, 2017
Alliant Energy Center
Madison, Wisconsin

Hello Blog Friends,

I've been working on some smaller projects and will share those with you next post.   This past weekend, I visited the WPT Quilt Expo in Madison.  Here are some of my favorites:
 Abstract Autumn
 Chasin' Rainbows.  I love the unusual edge.
Chasin' Rainbows Detail 
Hourglass 
Victorian Ladies.  These blocks are all hand embroidered. 
 Vintage Farm Girl.  Totally Cute!
 A Glimpse Through the Lattice - Cattails.  

Lattice detail.  The squares (center of lattice) were fused in place.



Til next time...

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Eclipse on the Wall

Hello Blog Friends!

This week, I'm continuing with the Solar Eclipse theme.  Although I don't usually do scrapbooking projects for the wall (mostly I do scrapbooks), I felt this event was worthy of the effort.

These photographs were all taken by me, on location in Grand Island, Nebraska, with my Canon EOS Rebel T5 SLR Camera, 300mm zoom lens and solar filter for phases.  Several of the phases are a little blurry...the wind really picked up that afternoon in the final phases and there was quite a bit of camera shake.  All in all, though...I think it turned out pretty good.
  

Enjoy.

On deck...I haven't decided yet.  Stay tuned next week.  Till then...