KatyQuilts

Yes, I’m still researching…..sounds better than chasing rabbits! Anyway, I just found further info on Isadore Levy.

I’m excited to find the name of the probable owner/seamstress, Isadore’s wife. Her name was Marie-Joseph Renie.

So, do I change the name of my dear FW? I think I’ll call her Izzy. She is well used and a practical gal.

Have a great day and look out for rabbit holes!

This story gets curiouser and curiouser! Such a mysterious rabbit hole I have gone down!

First, I loved hearing about your Singer Featherweights! Such great little machines. I actually have several. Anyway, if you recall, this sticker was on the case.

I did a little digging and I found this photo online of the SS de Grasse!

And this info:

SS De Grasse was an ocean liner built in 1920–1924 by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, United Kingdom for the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, and launched in February 1924. In 1953, she was sold to Canadian Pacific.

How cool is that?

The sticker notes that Isadore was traveling to Maison Laffite, not far from where we lived in Chatou, France and not far from the flea market where I purchased it.

This is the serial number on the machine.

According to Singer records, she was made on or around May14, 1941.

Ready for some strange findings?

I thought Isadore was a woman’s name. It is not. I found this info online.

He was American, but married a French woman. Could it be the same Isadore Levy? So much to wonder about. Here is a screen shot of some of his paintings.

Fascinating!

Have a great day!

Update!

According to this, the probable owner/seamstress was Isadore’s wife, Marie-Joseph Renie.

Remember these?

I’ve struggled to figure out what fabric to put with these that would work. I wanted a solid, but couldn’t find anything I was happy with. Then I found a yellow tone on tone print that reads as a solid from a distance.

Yep! That will do! I used these dies to cut out the rectangles and squares.

And I had to sew a few to see how it looked.

The sewn pieces shown above will finish at 3 by 9 inches.

It’s bright! Have a great day!

One of my goals for this month was to get some projects kitted up. I had a fat eighth bundle of Blueberry Park and cut them up.

I got this ready a while back.

These are all 2 1/2 inch squares. The plan is to cut solid squares to go with so this is half done.

Leftover binding strips. These have all been pressed open and sorted into brights, repros, and neutrals. I have plans for these!

I have lots more to do, but this is a good start.

Have a great day!

The quilting is done!!!!!!

I was so happy to finish that last corner.

Not going to lie, trimming it was scary.

I made the binding out of yellow feed sack. I’m really looking forward to working on the hand stitching after church today!

Have a great day!

I went home to visit my mom this past week. The drive was beautiful!

Of course I took the puppies with.

My mom asked me to put new sheets on the pull out couches for her. What did I find? The second quilt I ever made! Boy is it faded and ugly!

Yep, that date is 1988.

Just wow. I also found a baby quilt I made for a nephew now being used by a foster baby.

Not sure what I was thinking with those colors. Anyway, fun to see them still being used. Have a great day!

I finally decided on sashing fabric for my churn dash. Turns out, I didn’t have enough of either of my first two choices. So I pulled out these oldies from the Documentary line by Benartex. I think that came out back in the 90s!

This is the what I’m planning.

I used this die to cut my sashing.

Now I have this all kitted up and ready to go. Sadly, no time to work on it this week.

At least I’m one step closer on this UFO. Have a great day!