great sewing machines

i am enjoying the discussion and pictures of sewing machines, not to mention the stories that go with them. i learned to sew on a 403 and have the very machine as my grandmother gave it to me when i got older. i collect singers, especially 221s, and my youngest machine is a 503 recently found left behind after a garage sale -- free to me just for hauling it away!

the quilt pictures posted have been inspiring, i hope more people will show us their current, finished, unfinished, or problem quilts. since moving i have really missed my adult ed quilt class where someone would bring in their quilt top in progress and ask for suggestions. some pretty terrific ideas were thrown into the mix, and lots of the ideas that weren't used on a particular quilt were used by someone else on another project. this format allows for that kind of group participation -- thanx again to sue and eric for the new board!

this weekend my friend visited from georgia and brought the t-shirts i'll use in a quilt for her brother. we spend national quilting day shopping for sashing, border, and backing -- found a great flannel with cheerleader motif which is perfect to represent his deceased wife. it will be a wonderful remembrance of her and i will start it today as soon as the dryer goes 'ding.'

here in WA waiting for spring to have sprung,
dutchrose ---{-@