Davis Vertical Feed 2

A Davis Vertical Feed treadle sewing machine has been on my wish list for quite awhile. I saw one on Craigslist a couple of weeks ago and sent the seller a message asking if it was available. Yes, it was. I told her I wanted it expressing my love of vintage and antique sewing machines. Best of all was when she told she would sell it to me and tell any other interested parties it was sold.

Whoo Hoo, a clear day and enough sunlight to take a picture. Here she is before cleaning all of the old hardened oil, dirt and dust.

This photo shows the unusual walking foot needle mechanism that feeds the fabric. This machine does not have feeddogs.

Look how nice the imbedded measuring tape has survived an earlier attempted wood restoration.

Sure a lot of mysterious and odd looking attachments in one of her drawers.

Awesome, a very tattered manual, a needle (I hope it is one of those very hard to find Davis VF needles) another odd looking attachment and half of a paid utility bill from 1954. Wonderful, perhaps I can put my genealogy sleuthing skills to work and give this machine a history.

This machine will need a lot of work this summer to restore the veneered wood surfaces. Because there had been an attempt at a restoration I am not worried that she won't have an original finish.

Seminole Pieced Baby Quilt

This is one of my favorite quilts. It was made using the Seminole Piecing method, machine pieced and hand quilted. The quilt was made for my Granddaughter, Tiffany, about 20 years ago. I did not think to make a quilt label then. Even I can't remember the exact year. But I do know that it was made to be a baby quilt. Yep, a very non traditional baby quilt!

This is a Plymouth sewing machine. It is a class 15 Singer clone made in Japan sometime in the 1950s or early 1960s. She was my first vintage sewing machine and cost me $18.99 at Goodwill. She needed a foot controller and belt and only minor cleaning but all is fixed now. This machine was the start of my collection of vintage sewing machines. Eventually I will put her in a cabinet as she came as is, without a case top and broken hinges. Her name is Patience.

Double Wedding Ring Quilt

I started this king sized double wedding ring quilt when I moved to Washington State in 1993 and decided to finish the piecing this last summer. Yep, an eighteen year WIP (work in progress). It is machine pieced. Once the piecing was finished I decided that I wanted to hand quilt each of the centers with a different design motif based on hearts. Guess what? I am still working on it. My color choices are quite different than most Wedding Ring Quilts but I am not a "pastel person".  As of September 2013, it is still a WIP. Silly me, I wanted a different design quilted in the centers. About 1/4 of the centers are hand quilted. Due to rheumatoid arthritis I am no longer able to hand quilt and may ending up machine the remaining centers.