Nearly Insane Block 52

Photos will enlarge. Thought you might like to see those little Roses Closeup.

Spring has sprung this week and the temperatures have been around 26c for a couple of days. My roses are out and so I could not resist making my block to include roses. I know the centre is not a Repro fabric but it is so perfect with little Red Roses and birds. I enjoyed making this block.

Now that Spring has Sprung I need to make myself some shirts. I am hoping we get a little more cooler weather before Summer takes over.

Cheers Lynne

Nearly Insane Block 85

I quite like the way this one developed. Lots of tiny pieces but I did not lose the colour. Had fun with the stripes.
After seeing the gorgeous tiny version of the quilt from the Small Endearments by Sandi Fox on Dawn’s Blog, I thought you might like to see mine. My Good friend Nancy gifted the gorgeous little kit to me, purchased from Cyndi from Busy Thimble.

I even hand quilted this one too. This quilt was finished quite a few years ago and has been up on the wall.
Cheers Lynne

Nearly Insane Block 33

Not happy with my block 33 Thought it looked odd in the book.I want to turn those units around so that it is more or less symmetrical.As is is paper-pieced it is not easy to turn the units around.  Maybe Salinda was having a bad hair day :-)
Feeling a little better as I see that Tazzie interpreted the block the same too. Maybe I should  just leave it as a quirk.

Love that Dargate Indigo in the centre and decided to go for Green and Gold  as an Aussie symbol. Pink is there as there are small pink flowers in the indigo. Besides I just happened to like that pink.
Finally finished all 120 units of 4 Flying geese!  Loved doing them but I was sure glad to finish.
I can now concentrate on Nearly Insane and Maltaville. Have a Great Week All  Cheers Lynne

Geese for My Blind Man’s Fancy Swap

Enlarge the photo and see if you can find sandcastles, bees, butterflies, the chicken and the egg and cotton reels and I know the girls have a  sewing machine on theirs and  Gum leaves. Another that is partway finished has wattle. The fabrics are mainly repro but I wanted to put a little of me in. The sandcastles because I live near the beach. The wattle and gum leaves for Australia. One of the friends I am swapping with lives in America. She will know my geese :-)

I have been busy making Flying Geese units for a swap between 2 friends. There is lots of colour and texture in my geese.

I have made 3 times this many geese and there are two other sets the same for my two friends.

I still have 11 sets of 3 or 33  sets of 4 geese to go. I am having fun  making them but they seem to be taking forever. Have been making them for quite a while now. Stealing spare moments of time to sneak out and sew just another lot.

They are all paper pieced. They are trimmed but the papers are still waiting to be removed.

I know I am behind on the Barbara Brackman CW blocks and the Nearly Insane blocks but I want to finally finish these geese.

Hope you All had a great weekend Cheers Lynne

Davis Vertical Feed c1891

This machine is known as the New High Arm Davis Vertical Feed Sewing Machine. The Factory for Davis was in Dayton Ohio. United States America.  Interestingly there was a branch in Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria Australia.
This is an early walking foot style machine. The fabric is pushed through by a pronged foot. There are no Feed dogs. It does have a boat style shuttle and a spindle.
This is a close-up of the centre bed decal. Barely visible is the Eagle above the American Flag.    
 All the phots will enlarge if you click on them for great detail.

See some of the damage. Love the little pull out drawer

  This poor machine has had a hard life.  She must have sat in water for quite a while. The only thing left of the pullout drawer was the front and the wooden base was in five pieces. She restored remarkably well and of course there are not any Before photos!  Rob has her sewing now despite her being siezed so he is happy.

I have been getting some sewing done. Lots and lots of sets of Flying geese units. so far I have made 60 sets of 4 with 60 more to go! I need to photograph them. They are taking quite a while to make. Having Fun though. The Migraines have Gone and I am happy.
Have a great Week all 
Cheers Lynne and Rob

Quilty Pleasures 100 blocks blog prize

I am overwhelmed. I won the outside of America Quilty Pleasures 100 blocks blog prize :-) Can you believe it. I received it in the mail early this week and thought I would share some photos. I have been busy sending emails and Thanking the wonderful contributers to the prize

Lots of gorgeous patterns You can enlarge the photo to see. There is so much inspiration.

Fabrics from Clothworks I do have a small black and white stash.

Fabrics from Troy Riverwoods. Will really complement my Japanese Stash.

Lots of gorgeous books from LeisureArts and C&T Publishing and some more patterns. All the books have a different flavour. I don’t know about you but I like reading about peoples different methods and approaches to the patchwork and quilting. There are so many wonderful ideas out there.

Gorgeous hand dyeds from Iris Quilts so rich and vibrant.

1/2 yard cuts of some of the Papillon range by Jessica Swift for Red Rooster. Don’t you just love those gorgeous Butterflies and all that wonderful texture and colour.

FQ from the Pat Sloan range from P&B Textiles. Teh red is a wonderful paisley

I thank all these wonderful people and companies that so generously contributed to a wonderful prize and to Quiltmaker and the Quilty Pleasures blog with all the wonderful designers to their 100 blocks book which I also received and love. I just found out this morning that I am also going to get a mug. WOW Thankyou

 

I have had a rotten bout of cluster Migraines lately and this wonderful win has cheered me no end. While I have not managed to get much sewing done it has been wonderful to look and fondle and have a quiet read. There is so much inspiration in the quilt world out there.

Cheers Lynne

Winselmann Titan Saxonia Handcrank

All the photos enlarge when you click on them so you can get a better close up.
This is a really beautiful example of the Winselmann  made Titan. Made in Altenberg, Germany around 1890 to 1900.

This machine has what is known as a fiddlebed and a large hand wheel with the crank handle attached directly to the wheel. this style of machine is known as a Saxonia

This machine is a half-size machine.

She is a Transverse shuttle as in the boat shuttle moves along the length of the bed.


The decals on the dome are copies of badges won by the company for Trade awards for their machines.   
Bought in a local Antique shop. Her decals are almost perfect and she polished up beautifully. She also has a lovely porcelain handle. Rob has always wanted one of these.Cheers Lynne