RSC Oct 2018

I’ve been participating in the Rainbow scrap challenge this year but haven’t gotten my act together for a Saturday post to link up in forever!  My broken dishes blocks are finished.  These are made from thrifted shirts and you might not be able to tell but even the stripes on the white shirts are dark green.

I got my 5×5 block finished as well.  These blocks are for my version of Becky’s Positively Scrappy pattern.  She has TONS of wonderful free patterns here.  Scroll down to almost the bottom to find Positively Scrappy…..I think it will look great in colors of the rainbow 🙂 

Old UFO to Finished

I finished one of my oldest UFO’s.  It’s Pinwheel Party, an on-line block of the week from Twiddletails, started in March 2010 with the top sewn together in Feb 2014.  I ran out of the background fabric that, per the pattern, was used in final border and I just couldn’t settle on what to do about that.  Sooooo……..the top was hung out-of-sight/out-of-mind until I needed this year’s United Way raffle quilt for work.  Next thing you know, I made up my mind on the borders, quilted it with variegated thread and got ‘er done! 

It was a little windy and the dog is searching for wild life to chase 😉

A Demise

It is a sad, sad day. Hot & Steamy I, one of two identical irons I’ve had for YEARS, has finally died. They weren’t expensive. They didn’t develop leaks. They got hot and maintained their temperature. The auto shut off feature kicked in at a decent interval and then heated right back up.

They got their names when another quilter at a sew day exclaimed, “Wow, this iron is hot AND steamy.”  You can imagine where the conversations went from there  🙂  She went out with a sizzle….I suspected the end was coming as the plug had started getting very hot.  I hope Hot & Steamy II lives on forever.  Because, irons, even expensive ones, aren’t made like they used to be……….

‘Nita Coming Soon

A new sewing machine is joining my herd soon and I can’t wait!  Her name is ‘Nita after her owner, my friend’s mom, Juanita and it’s a privilege to continue her sewing legacy.  ‘Nita is a Singer 201-2 in an Art Deco cabinet.  Bonnie Hunter has a cabinet like this that she found on Craig’s List so I’m in great company, right?  😉   The 201’s are awesome machines and I can’t wait to receive this wonderful gift! 

‘Nita the 201-2

I know Juanita sewed a great deal, mostly clothing, and while the cabinet looks plenty used, the machine, especially the decals, look to be in great shape!

‘Nita in her Art Deco cabinet