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 #38…
I wouldn't give $4.75 for this one! |
My quilt guild is holding a quilt show this weekend in Mebane, NC. Opening day is tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 21st. I spent the day today volunteering at the quilt show, helping hang quilts and working on the programs that will be handed out to each visitor. I love quilt shows! A lot of work goes into organizing and planning.
I entered a small wall hanging, which won a ribbon for Honorable Mention!
This pattern is a free download, here's the link!
https://fabshophop.com/downloads/freepatterns/free-pattern_a-quarter-charmed_maywoodStudio.pdf
If you live near North Carolina there is a great quilt show coming! The Quilt Show, “Fall in Love with Quilting”, runs Oct. 21 – 23, 2022. It will be at the “Old Rec” Center, 209 W. Jackson St, Mebane, NC 27302. The show is open Fri & Sat 9am-5pm and Sun 10am-3pm. The cost is $7/day, 10 & under FREE, maximum of $20/family/day.
I have the honor and privilege of longarming Quilts of Valor for both our local sewing group and for the national foundation. I was happy to receive photos from the award ceremony of one recent quilt. This quilt was awarded to Army Veteran Master Sergeant Christopher Pfahl. His military service began in 1997. He went into the Army reserves after two enlistments and has been deployed twice to the Middle East, once as recently as last year.
Thank you for your service Master Sergeant Pfahl!
I placed a small wall hanging on my frame this morning and put the binding on it this afternoon! I made this one in May. Sometimes you need to just sit down and piece! And that's what happened with this wall hanging. I made it all in an afternoon. I plan to put this in my foyer above the Singer 201 sewing machine table. I'll go back to client quilts tomorrow morning!
The pattern for this quilt is a free download, click here!
I've been stitching quilts for others for so long I forgot I had some of my own to get finished. Today I put one of those on my frame. Here it is! This one was made 6 years ago! It has 1840s reproduction fabrics used in it, and they are homespun all except for the background fabric. I hope to get one more of my own on the frame before I start back on client quilts!