summer & sewing

Hi I just love summer !!!!open windows, less clothes, barefoot, sleeping with the windows open, sewing outside on the deck, boat rides, cookouts,garage sales, flowers, fresh veggies,fresh fruit,especially Indiana sweet corn YES indeed!!!!!

I haven't posted for a while I have had to much back pain to sit here on the computer or sew or much of anything. Getting better, Had some injections in lower back and hip.I feel better at least for a while.

Tazzie is growing bigger. she is funny !!!! She runs from Coochie and slips under the ottoman and then barks at her.One of these days she will be to big and will get stuck. She is learning to get potty trained here somewhat. she gets to the door anyway and the pee pee pads so its a beginning.

I have been working on blocks which are free on Bunny Hill patterns. A tisket a tasket. real cute patterns go check them out there will be 12 maybe at least 6 oh well I cant remember but they are cute to do .They are applique or redwork which ever you chose.

I love Blogs also one I have downloaded some free patterns from is from Jenny . If you like embroidery and shabby look , she has patterns some are free and you have to purchase some also , But cute here's her address http://elefantz.blogspot.com. one is love, give,peace etc.

Here is another gal named Tozz, she has some sweet embroidery patterns she gives away the first of the month then you have to buy after that but check her out also
http://tozzscorner.blogspot.com/2009/07/hat-stands-blocks-4-5-6-for-you.html.

Well I have to post a couple pics of my babies the pups no new pics of my grand daughter Eleanor but she is just so sweet. I made the hat for Coochie and her skirt and my purse.The other pics are of them on the swing together. Good night Gracie till later !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Featherweights-the litte portable sewing machine

Now today we took our Baby Coochie to get her fixed since she is all of 11.5 lbs we were quite concerned . She is such a little doll. Here's her Christmas picture. well anyway her with her santa hat on Dad has one like it also !!!! Well we got a call she is doing ok at the vets and we pick her up tomorrow. It's amazing how much she is part of our family . We really love the' Miss personality '.She will be a year old Christmas day !!!!
I was sewing away on my little featherweight ....well I took it apart and hmm I couldn't get it to work again. I read the manual called my gfriend in Florida and to my dismay I couldn't get it going. I asked my husband to help he couldn't do any better. I knew there is a certain way you have to put it back together , The throat plate or it won't work .So he called his friend who works on sewing machine he walked us thru it and we got it going. We took the Gib screw off and found a thread behind the bobbin plate. Geesh in the mess of things , the little tiny screw fell on the floor. Well we found it and My dear husband put it back together. It works like the little jewel that it is. Its a great machine .I have 2 computer embroidery machines. I like this little machine.Its fun .There is just something about my Featherweight just fun to use.You know if you have one what I mean. I have bought a few little goodies for my machine. I love gadgets .Unfortunately the old ones are more expensive usually. They are so neat though .They had more for these machine than they do now I believe. I love doing lingerie . I bought a picot / Hemstitcher I like the picot thing. I like old fashioned ways of doing some things. I guess I'm the baby boomer half way between all the old things that were great from my childhood and the new Hi Tech things today. I like both, they both have their place I believe if you are willing to look back also . So I'm going back to doing some sewing on my quilt. I started this quilt along time ago. It wasn't an easy project to do for a beginning quilt project. It was before you sewed 2 pieces together and then cut . well one 18 in block has 72 pieces. Oh my I will be glad when this is done It will be pretty but will be a work of art to me .

Here's a picture of my husband's quilt. I made him for his 60th Bday. I finally got it pieced and ready to baste. He likes it . It was fun but a challenge . I have never designed a quilt before . I am happy with the results. It isn't elaborate but fun .He likes palm tress and flamingos so it works. Now I need to plan how I'm going to quilt it. I plan to do some machine quilting and some hand quilting. I need to give credit to Fatcatpatterns.com go to birds and she has the center flamingo pattern. Sindy Rodenmayer for her generosity . She has some really cool free patterns and real well priced patterns.