Wheelinsticks

I picked up this gal in a fairly sketchy neighborhood about an hour from home. I got lost several times along the way, and my phone wouldn't charge fast enough to point me in the right direction. I have been through areas where stopping is a not before. But I was SCARED and wanted to get the hey out of dodge as fast as I could. I barely looked at the machine before paying the man and leaving. Now the machine is mid 1930's and according to the seller it sat at Gram's house for a load of years. Based on the smell and the peeling paper, she sat somewhere unwanted for quite awhile. After struggling to carry Miss Hefty into the house, I inspected her a little closer. She is a 101 the precursor to the Cadillac "201". Now let me say I have never sewn on a 201, so I don't judge. Maybe this should have been considered a Caddy, too. This one stitches the prettiest stitch. Don't mind the puckering, it hasn't been pressed yet. She is quiet, but she ...

Whew!!!! I am caught up. Yeah. I was about halfway through the purple 4-patches at the beginning of the week. Sewed up the rest of those of Monday. Tuesday was a day of cutting and cutting. Last night I did some sewing. All of part 5 and half of part 4. Tonight everything is sewn and pressed. I have a lot to go back and trim, but hey there is another day for that. So many pieces all tidy in clips. So wonderful just to get this far. I don't count how many altogether, I just don't care enough to know. Tomorrow will bring part 6 wonder what Bonnie has in store? Something green and yellow perhaps?

For us Christmas comes and goes in a fury. We celebrate on Christmas Eve that way the kids can visit the rest of the families on Christmas Day. Then, we spend the day enjoying a quiet restful day. We will eat Chinese food and possibly go to the movies. Our Christmas tradition. I hope everyone is enjoying their time with the family. I plan to do some slow stitching while I hang out with the hubs and fur babies.

Whew what a weekend! I got caught in the icy conditions on Friday night. I ended up giving up on the idea of making it home and booked a room for the night. Hugh!! I got home Saturday and decided I needed some crafting therapy. I cut my strips for part 3 on En Provence. I sewed my strips together a light purple and a dark purple. How quickly they stitch up. Sunday I went to do my subcuts. Cut the first one at 2 inches. Humm... something doesn't seem right. Cut another! No! This can't be right. They are not square. I went to check the directions -  oh no !!! I cut my strips at 2 1/2 instead of 2 inches. Great! Well, when life gives you lemons - you know the rest. I thought well I have 2 baby quilts to make. Maybe I should use those for that. But my dilemma was I was trying to stick to "stash" for the mystery. A 107 blocks later I'm feeling really remorseful. Should I trim and call it a day or just start over?  I asked my quilting friends over on Facebook. ...

Changes.... change is something I dislike a lot. Change is something that can be good and needed for everyone to grow and continue to be apart of the world. Having roamed for a little more than 50 years I have seen a lot of change of over time. I have changed overtime. My hubster would say I have mellowed in time; I think not. My craft process is always a welcoming change. I think I have at least tried most of the crafts out there by now. There are some that I can definitely leave off the list. Then, there are those that I LOVE. Sewing as a little girl made my mom;s heart sing. I remember sewing shorts and little simple tops on my mom's White and the beautiful stuffed doll my grandmother made for me - she was a Singer gal. In the past several years I have started collecting and find myself with both. My White treadle sit in the living room with a Singer 128 hand crank on top. I love these machines for the simplicity if them. I can take them outside and not worry about hooking up...

I have been working on a charity quilt for my guild. One of the Troy's elementary schools decided for an art project to make squares using the crayola method. They ended up making over 250 squares and seriously had no idea how many quilt that would make. As of today there are a total of 9 quilts that are a good 50 by 60 inches. Great lap size. These will be going to a home here in our town to be loved on. I really enjoy making charity quilts. I think about the enjoyment that I get from mine and know that another will receive that same enjoyment for years to come. Linking up with slow stitching for the hand sewn binding.   http://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2015/08/slow-sunday-stitching-binding.html

A flimsy! Tomorrow I am headed the Hannibal to visit Bits and Pieces. Hopefully I will be a proud winner of a gift certificate  from her store. Very excited!