Is it your own?

I have had a few discussions with customers about kits, machine embroidery, and having someone do your machine quilting. I personally would not feel bad about having someone do my machine quilting, or embroidery. I tell them what I want and they produce what I have in my head, with no time to do it myself. It is not my own physical work, but my idea. Read More »Is it your own? →

Fall Mystery 2010 *Weekend*

Fall 2010 mystery *Mid-week*

Project Inventory

So, we took an inventory of all my unfinished quilt projects. There are 13 completed tops, most of them from before we moved two years ago. Three are mystery quilts from before 2000. There are store samples, table runners and toppers, all of no use to anybody since they are not finished. Now, eleven are on Brenda’s shelf and off my agenda until they are quilted. I have also finished a stack and whack that I found the pile of block for. There was another pile of striped fabric ready to be cut into triangles for another quilt top I have cut them and sewed them. There are also two more tops hanging in the store, and at least one more completed top in

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A great day.

Today was a great day. It started out with a lady stopping by with a car full of vintage clothing. Beautiful pieces – not in the best condition, but beautiful anyway. The workman-ship was amazing. The darts, the pleating and tucking, the stitching (mostly by hand), the seam finishes all of it done with a precise and careful hand.l All of the pieces were from before 1930 and some were from the mid to late 1800s, one was from the late 1700s. Brenda, Eddi and I just stood there looking at and marveling over these garments. Oh yes, there was also this beautiful tatted jacket. The thread was as fine as a spider’s web. It was so beautiful and delicate. What a treat we

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Invest in yourself!

Now is a great time to learn to sew. Sewing can be both practical and enjoyable. With the economy the way it is, you could save yourself a lot of money by sewing it yourself! There are so many things you can make if you know how to sew. Clothing, quilts, toys, curtains, pillows, soft art and costumes are just a few of the things possible. You are only limited by your own desire.

Sewing is a learned skill, anyone can do it. We have taught all ages and abilities. We can start you out at any point from learning to thread your machine to helping you perfect your garment fit. Invest in yourself, sign up today for a class and get started

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Placemat Contest!

Here are the results of the placemat challenge voting:

Grand Prize: Sue Freddette #10 Second Prize: Lois Jonsen #4 Third Prize: Kathy Polizoti #2 and Marion Fitts #5

Buying a sewing machine?

So, you are going to buy a sewing machine so you can make things. That is wonderful! Please, please, please buy the best machine you can afford. Save yourself a big headache ending in disappointment. Now, I said the best not the most expensive. Of course I have my opinions and do not like some of the most expensive ones. Complexity of machine does not mean quality. To make the most beautiful garments and quilts all you need is a strait stitch. I look at the dresses Eddi has stitched – with a strait stitch Singer from the 1940′s – and marvel at how beautiful they are. Not a zig-zag or serge to be found… Of all the machines that people bring in to

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