Orca Bay Mystery Quilt

Last fall I decided to join Bonnie Hunter's Orca Bay Mystery Quilt project.This is my first mystery quilt. It did use of up some of my scrap stash. I was ever so glad when it was finished, soo many little pieces and soo busy. I eliminated the flying geese borders and added solid black and a black print border to make it fit a full sized bed. 

The quilt inspector doing her work.

Summer Bright Quilt

This quilt started out as a test block. The motif fabric was a sheet purchased from my favorite thrift store. I used every scrap of the motif fabric to complete the last block on the bottom left. It is the second quilt free motion quilted on my HQ Sweet Sixteen quilting machine.

Close up of the meander quilting 

The backing is a bright striped sheet from Walmart

Meet the Queen!

This sewing machine was produced sometime about 1900 by the Davis Sewing Machine Company for A.G. Mason.The treadle irons resemble the Davis irons. From what information I can find on the Internet (not much!) the Davis Company was purchased by White Sewing Machine Company. So most references for this sewing machine are for a "White Queen Sewing Machine".

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 Above are the before cleaning pictures. I only used sewing machine oil to clean the machine head as the decals are very fragile. I sprayed the treadle irons with Triflow oil then wiped them down. I then used Hornsby Neutral Furniture Restore on the cabinet. The veneer needs some TLC on the top but that is a future project. 

Here are the pictures after an oil spa bath. I hooked up the old treadle belt that came with her (needs a new one) and all systems are functioning. In the future I may gently apply a light coat of new shellac over the decals to protect them. 

A Rock Concert T-Shirt Quilt

This is a commissioned quilt made by Krista

The quilting design is large and small guitars and was quilted on our HQ Sweet Sixteen. The owner of the quilt chose the colors for the sashing between the blocks.

Wheeler & Wilson's No. 8 Sewing Machine

Wheeler & Wilson's No. 8. I could not pass this sewing machine up when it was offered to me. She was made between 1878 and 1880. I am now looking for the glass feet which are inserted into the presser foot, a very unique W&W design. Since these pictures were taken I have fixed the drawers attachment to the cabinet top

 Before picture of the cabinet. I have since given it a treatment with Hormsby furniture restore.

 This is the bobbin winder assembly. Note in the picture below is a small wheel to be placed on the bobbin winder post to sharpen needles.

 Above in the plastic baggie is five bobbins and one of the unique glass feet.

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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.