Quiltingrandma's Blog: Fair Play

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Quilt Guild and Treasures

Tuesday night was our Annual Potluck and Treasure sale. I didn't bring home anything-

SHOCKER, I know!

There was even a treadle machine that was brought to donate $$ to the guild. I just had to pass,

I have enough of my own fabric treasures here in my basement. We had lots of good food and Lynn's Husband, Jerry even came to serenade us with his guitar. His final song by her request was --

"My Patchwork Heart".

You put the thread through the needle
And you laid out the pieces
The colors were faded, stained on every ..
Oh it needed repair.

You took the rough around the edges
The tighter than the shreaded
I don’t know how you did it, I just know when you were through
It all looked brand new.
And anybody else would have thrown it all away

Chorus:
But you saw something no one else could see
It’s always been a work of heart
You never had a doubt what it could be
Somehow you made something beautiful out of my patchwork heart,
My patchwork heart.

Oh, it’s hard to unravel how you took what I scattared
I’m ever so gently we get back together again
It would never love the same again.

Chorus:
But you saw something no one else could see
It’s always been a work of heart
You never had a doubt what it could be
Somehow you made something beautiful
You saw something no one else could see
It’s always been a work of heart
You never had a doubt what it could be
Somehow you made something beautiful out of my patchwork heart,
My patchwork heart
Oh, out of my patchwork heart, oh oh.

But you saw something no one else could see
It’s always been a work of heart
You never had a doubt what it could be
Somehow you made something beautiful out of my patchwork heart,
My patchwork heart.
Oh, my patchwork heart, oh oh.

HERE is the link for it on u-Tube.

During the Show n Share the winner of January's Lotto -Amish Diamond Blocks that were won in February brought her finished top. She added Ricky Tims' one-seam flying geese

for the outer border. I had to take a picture, she is getting it quilted and sent out before our next guild.

I like how this worked out. the Black and bold colors so typical of Amish quilts.

Below is my Story Board for the Block Lotto assigned in July- Since August is the time for FAIRS!

I chose the Block called "Fair Play"

My sample Fair Play Block-- I chose this cute Watermelon fabric from Kori's Grandmas Treasures.

The guild ladies are to use any cream or white background and 2 fabrics that remind them of Summertime.

The Quilt Guild Block Lotto for July is found HERE.

My Secret Pal didn't forget me this month either. She must have heard I needed some 2-1/2" fabrics to make an Ocean Wave Quilt. There are 3 each of 6 different fabrics- 18 strips.

I could also use it for BONNIE HUNTER's new Leader/Ender Challenge- She sent out the Challenge HERE - it's 6" Scrappy Split 9-Patch blocks

It came in this cute Heart shaped box.

I promised to show you the TREASURES I found last week-end...

This Singer 457K "Stylist" was found at a Yard Sale for only $5. The daughter said she learned to sew on it. ISMACS says it was made 1969-1972.

She was younger than me. I said SOLD! Then they showed me this beauty...

Right now it is just the most beautiful "doorstop" because it is missing part of the cord to plug it in
and there is no Foot Pedal either.

A person on the Vintage Sewing Machines Group on Facebook said it has the motor that

looks like a space ship. The date in the motor says May 22, 1917!

I'm still researching this one on ISMACS and E-Bay.

I found one HERE. It has the name of "Hotpoint" on it but the serial Numbers are similar.

This is a Zigzagger made by Greist. I got it for $1.99. I wonder what it cost when it was new?

The two machines that I have to share lastly are the ones I couldn't/didn't bring home.

First is a Singer- 500 series "Rocketeer" that is like one that DD#1's MIL learned to sew on. It was priced to sell- $34.50. It is nicknamed "Rocketeer" by Collectors. ISMACS says it was made in 1960's