Here is the little featherweight baby I sometimes sew with. My other featherweight is always on display, and to be honest, I'm not sure if I've ever sewed with her. I feel sure when she first came home we must have checked her out, but apart from that, she's been in retirement here.I had to think carefully about what I wanted to sew with my little feather-honey, as it had cream coloured cotton in the bobbin, and I have to get out the instruction manual every time I need to thread the needle or change a bobbin, so I wanted it to stay the same.
The first item I set to putting together was four placemats which will go towards my Mum's Christmas present. The braid was something I'd already pieced a long strip of, and these placemats were something I'd had a practice go at a couple of months ago. I can set them aside now for quilting. Bernie will be home tomorrow so I can get them machine quilted. We use the practice placemats every day on the kitchen table. I really like them!
Next I decided to make some more of the blue and cream 'diet' blocks. I was making these a little while back while counting WW. I'm counting points again, and I'll hopefully have a good result at the end of the week. Things are going okay so far. I made around 10 blocks, and also many half square triangles and four patches to make maybe 6 more. I've laid the blocks out on the cutting mat, but I don't necessarily know if this is the way I'll lay them out. I really like the way Bonnie laid hers out in more of a 'barn raising' style.
This block is for Nancy, I thought she'd like to see the kitty on there :-)The cream fabric in the bottom half square triangle is from the first quilt I ever made, and so is the blue square in the top four patch. Who would ever have thought I'd have some of those fabrics still laying around! I love Bonnie's scrap patterns, I've said it so many times ... I just love her inspiration to get the old stuff out of the stash!
15 comments:
Cute blocks!
I haven't had my FW out for months but will be taking it to quilt camp with me next wknd so need to get it out tomorrow and give it a good once over to be sure she is running nicely.
Your placemats are nice.
I like the way those blue blocks are looking!
Jeanne
Looks like you've been very busy! Hope Bernie is back before you have to change the thread!
It's good you have a backup machine so you didn't have to go a whole weekend without sewing!
I love the blue blocks but ESPECIALLY the kitty one! Thanks for sharing it just for me. :-)
The blue quilt is looking great. I always have to check the manual when I change my FW bobbin too--everything is backwards from a Bernina. It's strange because I learned to sew on a Singer and you would think that the memory of that old machine would be in my bones.
Well, maybe it is but just not in my brain when I need it.
That blue diet quilt is really great. I love the way it's coming together.
I've thought about it and I don't collect anything. Nada, zilch. Maybe that's a good thing;)
I love your posts, they're a bright spot in my days-especially when I get to read a bunch together as a catch-up.
LOOK it my blue quilt - the one I'm going to sleep under when I come to visit you. :-) It's really looking good, Tazzie. I'm glad that you decided to pull your Featherweight out so you could sew a bit.
How special to see your braids - I have a couple of those fabrics too and have used a lot of the brown leaves and the blue leaves too. It is a small quilting world :-)
Your blue and cream blocks are lovely !
Hanne
you have been so productive - I love all the scrappy projects you have going
juliann
If you use the FW more often, you'll soon remember the threading and bobbin. I grew up sewing on one - which my sister got - so I can practically do it in the dark. I love sewing on mine. I have one at my best friend's house in CA (the white/green one) and one here (a black one). I *almost* bought a tan one at PIQF. Only budget held me back!
Oh, I meant to say I like the layout of the blue blocks. I like the way the two colors seem to float against each other.
Oh the place mats are so cute! I remember now seeing the practice ones and thinking they were fun!
And your blue and cream blocks are so fun!
Your blue and cream blocks are coming out very nicely - I like the way you've set them out. Blue and cream go so well together.
Thanks for sharing photos of your featherweight. I always enjoying coming across a picture of one.
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