Cricut Maker

 I hope you had a wonderful Christmas Day yesterday!  We had ham for our dinner this year.  The day was so much fun with a 2 yr old grandson to enjoy the day.

Today I'm working on my Cricut Maker cutting machine.  I bought it 2 weeks ago, after using a Cricut Air 2 cutting machine for a year.  The Maker can cut wood and that's what I'm doing today!

I'm making a Family Celebrations board for my daughter.  I might make an extra one to sell on facebook marketplace!  I'm thinking about it anyway.

If you are into crafts I recommend getting a Cricut Maker!  They are so much fun.  I've made many cards, home decor and there are so many things that can be made on a Cricut.  Here's a photo of the family board:

This is a photo of one made by Jennifer Maker. She designed the cut files I'm using to make mine.  The files are free and her website is JenniferMaker.com.  Jennifer gives all her files away for free and she has almost 400 of them!  If you have a Cricut be sure to visit her website, it has awesome tutorials and files.

Update:  Here is the finished family board!  I only put a few of the birthdays and anniversaries on the board, the rest are up to her!

And now that Christmas is over I can post a photo of the stocking stuffers I made with my Cricut.  They were fun to make.  This is a photo of only a few.

Singer 201-2 sewing machine

 I found a Singer 201-2 on facebook marketplace the other day and couldn't pass it up.  It is a machine that has had very little use in it's lifetime.  The machine is locked up though so I'm tearing it down to find out what the problem is.  The whole machine is so dry, no oil anywhere on it.

Update:  The machine is sewing a beautiful stitch now!  I called an expert sewing machine repairman and he came by my home and got the machine running again!  I tore the machine down to where I was comfortable putting it back together but the machine still wouldn't turn but my guy did the tougher part and I'm so glad he came!

His shirt says "Real Men Rock Pink"

A Little busy

I've been a little busy since buying my new King Quilter II long arm a year ago...

Under my needle today

I have a Winter themed quilt on my longarm table today.  I'm using a pantograph that has holly berries on it.  

On the wall behind the longarm is my latest quilt top under construction.  It is a free pattern called Garden Trellis by Lauren & Jessi Jung.  You can download the free pattern here!

Ode to Sewing Machines #32

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 #32…

Genius!  I never thought of using a sewing machine this way!

All black sewing machines are Singers.

Cardinals in Winter Trees

 I took a day off to make a cute wall hanging for my foyer.  It was a kit by Patch Abilities that went together easily.  I use SteamASeam2 when I do applique which made it a breeze to apply the pieces to the fabric.  It has a stick-on feature that sticks the applique where you want it before ironing in place.

This is the second Patch Abilities kit I've made.  I have one more Spring time wall hanging to make, which I'll do sometime in February I would imagine.  I buy my Patch Abilities kits from Merry's Stitchins, a quilt shop located in Jesup, Iowa.  She has a huge selection of patterns!

 

 

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Under my needle today

 I've been longarming quite a few quilt tops this month, it's the Christmas rush to get quilts finished in time!  Here is the one I had on my frame this morning. I stitched a feather design on this one, the fabric collection is from 3 Sisters by Moda.  I finished it and now have another one I'm loading this afternoon.  It's a great time to be a quilter!

Ode to Sewing Machines #31

  

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!

Can't make up her mind what it is?