Morse Fotomatic 4100 Zig Zag Sewing Machine

This beautiful sewing machine joined the collection on March 30th, 2012. She is gorgeous with her neat cream and blue color scheme and fancy chrome accents. She did not come with a manual so test driving her will be a learning experience for me. The sewing machine was made in Japan likely in the late 1960s. She is immaculate inside and out and obviously well cared for.  

The feed dogs can be lowered for free motion quilting. There are several decorative stitches that can be dialed in and the button on the top of the arm is the button holer control.

Denim Rag Quilt

This queen size quilt was made for my bed. I have three labrador retrievers who really believe in their comfort. My bed is their first choice for comfort, the couch is second best. Leroy the blond labs sheds like crazy and his hair shows up everywhere. I figured I would make a quilt that was indestructible and this rag quilt fits the bill. I love it for the bed because I actually vacuum it to remove the dog hair. That is Leroy's head on the right top of the picture.

The back of the quilt is flannel that I purchased a long time ago. This quilt is very heavy and was quite a challenge to wrestle it when sewing the block rows together. It has not been to the laudromat as of yet. That chore will have to wait till May or June. My washing machine can't handle a heavy load like this quilt.