QuiltsnCats

We will be camping for Easter. Not what I usually do for holidays but DH said he will hide Easter eggs for me if it will make me feel better. Since we got rid of our big old trailer and the site isn't ready for a new one yet we will be using the old tent trailer. DH is range master for the archery club so he will be busy all day and I will be sewing all day. I take one of my old hand crank machines with me and keep busy as long as there is daylight, and sometimes by Coleman lamp after dark. I usually get at least one full size quilt top done a year while camping. This is the machine I take most often. It's a Jones CB, made in England probably in the early 30s. It is a dream to sew with; smooth running, perfect stitch, and always dependable. It will still be working when all of our computerized plastic marvels will be long gone. Don't tell my lovely Bernina I said that… Some camping quilts from previous years:  Double Ir...

I'm so happy to have my sewing room. I've been told I should call it a studio, but I'm just not a studio kind of person. After all, I sew in it, not study. Thirty years ago when I first moved here this room was our bedroom, but after a few years I moved the bedroom to the room in the back of the house where it is quieter and the fireplace is and the original room became a guest room. But we never had overnight guests so it turned into a catch-all messy storage place. Then for a year it was home for my daughter and two grandkids. They moved out and it once again became the messy storage place. My sewing during this time consisted of sitting on the living room floor as I had given away the dining table. One day as I was looking for something in the storage room I had a Great Epiphany -- this room would make a great sewing room! So I casually mentioned it to my husband. I drew up plans and picked paint. We started by tearing the wallpaper murals off and made great progress on ...