Harry's sewing machines

Don't let anyone tell you that I've got lots of machines..... This man has machines, and they are lovingly cleaned and ready for display in his company's offices. Harry had a great time sharing the stories of how he acquired his many babies... The hunt, the bidding battles and the triumphs... these are just a few photos of the hundreds of machines in his collection...

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This was too good to pass up...

(Hanging in Harry's museum)

TOGA Road Trips

After the three days of dirty hands and sitting in class folks had the opportunity to either join on the Road Trips in Charlotte NC, take the advanced SM repair class, or move on to other pursuits... I've heard about Mary Jo's fabric store for years... so there was no doubt what I was going to do :) I was going road trippin... Mary Jo's first, followed by Long Creek Mills (thread's of various sorts) and Harry B's SM museum at Fox Company.

So for all you folks that have never been to Mary Jo's here are two photos...

Sewing Machine Repair Class

I had the opportunity to attend a sewing machine repair class in North Carolina June 15-16-17, just days before my first TOGA (but that is another post). I was surprised to see that the members of the class brought a wide variety of machines to work on... from my none electrical treadle heads to high speed industrial machines. I know more then I did when I walked through the door...Ray gave us permission to dive into the innerds of our machines, from low tech to high speed the mechanices are the same. It was great fun and very educational. Ray's class is well worth while...

KIP on the Square

World Wide Knit in Public Day was shared with dear friend Sonja down on the Marietta Square. Sonja and I couldn't find any local event put on by a yarn shop so we made our public demonstration on the square... we positioned ourselves near the gazebo where we watched a constent flow of "new couples" get their official engagement and casual wedding photos done for the "paper".... what a social event. It was free entertainment. We wondered how many photos we'll be in???? No, they'll airbush us out or do some magical cut and paste on the computer... we'll be resigned to cyber space..... What a fun day...

ECQG Buddy Block Exchange

My evening quilt guild has started doing Buddy Blocks (the process is, after an interview with our assigned partner from the guild, we decide on a block to make for that person... the member can request a theme color range, or even a block design, after two months we exchange blocks and then move on to another exchange partner where the process begins again.) The photo is the first Buddy Block that I've received..........

My next Buddy Block is going to a teenage girl that has joined our evening guild...the blocks will go into a new quilt for her newly decorated room... This exchange I'll have to mail from Minnesota...

My First Beret

My first beret was made as a prototype for possible hats for the preemie nursery... I don't think my beret will ever fit a "real" preemie but my sheep enjoys looking jounty.