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Saturday, April 5, 2014
Wildcat Wall Hanging
My brother graduated from Central Washington University. He commissioned this quilt/wall hanging to be presented to his old track and field coach at a reunion on April 19th. He sent me a scan of the recruiting logo. I printed an 8x10 copy and had enlarged 300% at a local print shop. The enlarged logo was then used as a fused applique pattern.The wildcat fabrics are batiks and I was lucky enough to have all of the fabrics, the backing, except the batiks my stash. The background is off white Fairy Frost. It is machine quilted, finished size is 55"x58".
Sunday, March 16, 2014
I finished Bonnie Hunter's Celtic Solstice Mystery Quilt top yesterday March 15th. Bonnie's original design was to use blue fabrics for the "darks". I am not a blue person and chose purples and brownish purples. The flying geese tri-rec blocks and the chevron units were paper pieced using a patterns I designed on EQ7. The split triangle units were also paper pieced using the Birds in the Air quilt block. With the plum colored borders the quilt measures 90 x 100 inches. This quilt is going to be my summer quilt once it is quilted. FYI, a confession, I did not purchase fabric for my quilt, it is all from my stash.
Friday, January 24, 2014
Atlas Sewing Machine Manual
Cover Page
Inside cover page
Page 3, replacing the needle
Page 4, the bobbin case
Page 5, Winding the Bobbin
Page 6, To Thread the Bobbin Case
Page 7, Threading the Machine
Page 8, To Prepare for Sewing, To Start Sewing
Page 9, Cleaning the Race
Page 10, Features
Page 11, Exclusive Features
Page 12, To Regulate Length of Stitch
Page 13, Tensions
Page 14, Replace the Bulb, To Oil the Machine
Page 15, To Oil the Motor and Underneath
Page 16, Non-Jamming Feature
Page 17, Needle and Thread Sizes
Page 18, Operating Hints
Page 19, Lifetime Guarantee Bond
Page 20, Back Cover Page
Sunday, January 12, 2014
My 1959 Pink Atlas Sewing Machine.
I have been lusting for one of these sewing machines because it is PINK. She came with a full set of attachments in a pink box. A pink foot controller and the manual. Whoo Hooo! At the back of the manual is a Lifetime Guaranty Bond dated May 13, 1959. The full cash price in 1959 was $219.50 a lot of money in 1959.
I don't thing any of the plastic wonder sewing machines sold today come with a guarantee like this one.
I don't thing any of the plastic wonder sewing machines sold today come with a guarantee like this one.
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