Quilt Museum Part 4 ~ Full Size Machines

Check out this older “long arm!”

Gotta love the bling on this Babylock and GO! Me!

This next machine is a Singer Model 30 chain stitch machine. It’s my unicorn, the one machine I’d love to own above all other vintage machines.

This was an interesting story.

This cabinet held vintage pin cushions.

This is my last museum post. I took a lot of pictures, but gave only shown a tiny fraction of all that was there. It was so well done.

Have a great day!

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Mount Rushmore

I could not wait to see this!

Honestly, it gave me chills.

I took this last photo as we were leaving and driving around the back side.

I was also excited to see this.

It still isn’t finished, but this shows what it is supposed to be when done.

In fact, this is all you can see and I zoomed in to get this shot.

To be fair, they had a nice museum of Native Americans art, but I was rather disappointed.

We had a lovely sunset at our campground. It was called Custer’s Gulch. Custer camped in this spot.

We woke up to hail.

Enough to leave piles everywhere!

But it was a beautiful park.

Have a great day!

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Tiny SMT

Lots of progress has been made on this project! It’s amazing how much you can get done with a leader/ender project.

Now I’m pairing up each pieced block with a background square.

Now I’m all ready to start piecing rows.

Have a great day!

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Surprise!

I forgot to share this with you all! When we were in Michigan visiting Daughter #3, we went to an antique mall. Michigan antique malls are wonderful! Hubby picked up this surprise for me!

Inside the bag was this! I had looked at it earlier, but he went back and bought it without me knowing.

I just love this color! The spool pin is bent, but otherwise it is in very good condition.

It even came with all the goodies.

I’m a lucky woman. He’s definitely a keeper. And the sewing machine is pretty sweet too.

Have a great day!

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Scrappy 36 Patches

This box is chock full of 2 inch squares. I cut the solid squares early last spring in anticipation of making another quilt similar to this quilt.

First block done.

And then there were four!

The first quilt I made like this had 2 1/2 inch cut squares and these are cut 2 inches square. I think I’ll like these smaller blocks.

Have a great day!

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More from South Dakota

The stop to see Dignity of Earth and Sky is a must if you are traveling on US 90 across the state.

It is HUGE!

We made the obligatory stop at Wall Drug. The water was good; the food not so much!

The most interesting thing was their library!

It was lovely. Check out the carvings!

Next up was the Badlands National Park. We were greeted at the entrance by this guy.

This was truly amazing and photos do not do it justice!

Have a great day!

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July Wrap-Up

Lots of travel with a bit of sewing summarizes this month! Still, I like what I got done. Two tops and a bunch of blocks.

This was a “prepared earlier” project that I shared this month. I knew I’d need some filler blog posts!

Have a great day!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Boston Commons

Ta daaa!

My little quilt top finished at about 22 inches square.

It will eventually get a green binding.

If you are wondering how I hung this in the RV, I used this elastic clothesline with integrated clips. I love this thing! Might buy another for the sewing room.

Have a great day!

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Throwback Thursday

Since I shared my finished I Spy top last week, I thought I’d share this finish from last year that inspired it. This quilt was pieced from 2 1/2” cut squares. The I spy was made from 3 1/2” finished squares. Enjoy!

Finish It Up Friday ~ Leader/Ender

Posted on March 22, 2024 by katyquilts

I finished my leader/ender quilt.

I used an old favorite pantograph called Any Which Way.

I love the backing fabric. The sharks are so fun! It was supposed to be a sheet.

The binding was leftover from another project.

This last photo shows the truest color. 

This quilt will get donated to Project Linus. For some reason, my bin of 2 1/2” squares doesn’t look any emptier than when I started. 🤔

Have a great day!

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Quilt Museum Part 3 ~ Toy Sewing Machines

I told you there was a lot to see! This post is all about the toys. 😊

This was such a neat display. The museum is housed in an old school building. As you open each locker, you see a toy and quilt or fabric from the decade written on the outside.

I hope this panoramic photo shows on the blog!

So much fun! Have a great day!

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