Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Donation Quilt

 I made this quilt in December and longarmed it last month.  I finished the binding over the weekend and it will be donated to one of the women at the Pregnancy Support Center here in Durham.  

The pattern is called Garden Trellis and it is a free download here!



Monday, February 21, 2022

Quilt of Valor

 I haven't posted a quilt top in awhile so I thought I'd show the Quilt of Valor top I'm longarming today.  I love QOV quilts.  I attended our group's last awards ceremony where we awarded over 25 quilts to deserving veterans.  The man I gave my quilt to gave me 3 hugs because he was so grateful.

If you would like to serve veterans in this way you can visit the QOV Foundation website to find a quilt sewing group in your area. 
There are groups all across the country!  https://www.qovf.org/about-qovf/whos-in-my-area/
 The search function on their site doesn't work very well if you enter a zip code.  You have better results if you zoom in on your location using their map.



Thursday, February 10, 2022

Ode to Sewing Machines #34

Many of you follow my "Ode to the Sewing Machine" posts.  We've all seen the ads on craigslist, ebay and elsewhere.  The clueless sellers give those of us who sew a belly laugh, or two!  Here's installment #34…





Outrageous price for a machine with mold growing on it.





A rust bucket for only $700!