KatyQuilts

Remember last week when I told you about the vintage table I was thinking about buying? I had zero time  to go back to the antique mall to give it a second look.

 Later, I was checking out estatesales.net and found a sale here with an enamel top table  listed. So you know I had to check it out! I had errands to run so the sale had been open for an hour before I got there.

But my table was waiting for me.

It does have metal legs and I would have preferred the wooden ones, but they are not the “loop” style that I was totally set against. If you Google, enamel top table, you will see what I mean. The top and leaves are in excellent condition, with just one very small chip in the porcelain.

It could use a fresh coat of paint, but I hate to lose the original stencil detail.

Do you see that tag? Sellers was a company out of Indiana and was one of the big names in kitchen furniture back in the day. I found this under neath:

I actually found a Sellers catalog from 1939 that someone scanned and posted online. This table was a new model that year! It was available with blue, black or red trim.
I’m so glad I waited! Oh, you want to know about the price? It was $45. That is $100 less than the one at the antique mall. I am a happy camper!

I am glad so many of you enjoyed seeing my new light strips! Check yesterday’s comments for a very informative comment from Bev.

I got the top from my swap blocks I showed on Monday put together and the quilting started! Since it is only about 54 inches square, it won’t take long.

I am using one of my favorite colors of Glide thread, Celery.

  This is the pantograph I am using.

I found these cute flannel prints at JoAnn’s the other day.

Aren’t they cute? I might have to go back and get some, though I don’t know what I would use it for. My photographer daughter sure would love these!

Linking up with Sew Fresh Quilts, Quilt Fabrication

I played a bit with the triangles leftover from my Simply Style layer cake. Here are some of my ideas.  

 
  
  
  
I haven’t made a decision yet, I am leaning toward a layout that would have some plain blocks added to make this a bit bigger. I don’t like skimpy baby quilts!

My husband came home from Menards the other night with several packages of these LED lighting strips. 

 
They had a great sale and he thought they could be useful in the sewing room. It is a large room with four big fluorescent fixtures. The ceiling is not super high and there are some shadowy areas. We ended up mounting several of them on the suspended ceiling grid work over the long arm. Here is a before shot: 

 
And here is after with the regular lights off!

Each strip is only 23 watts so very low energy usage and they really brightened things up! I especially  like that you can see my toy sewing machine collection on top of my cabinets now. Here is a look at the light strips. 

 
The strips can be cut with scissors to fit the space that you need. They are mounted with a self adhesive strip.

Have a great day! 

Linking up with The Quilting a Room with Mel, Free Motion by the River, 

 I wanted to make another quilt for Happy Chemo as part of the Hands2Help 2016 event. I looked through my UFO list thinking I could kill two birds with one stone.  I pulled out these blocks from a guild swap last year. 

These colors look happy to me! The blocks should finish at 12 inches. I put them up on the design wall. 

 
As with most sets of swap blocks, there are variations in size which add to the challenge.  At this point, I think I will set them block to block and add a small border. Hopefully, I can get it in the frame by the end of today.

I haven’t forgotten those triangles from last week! 

  
They are now all pieced and pressed and it is time to play with them once I get the design wall cleaned off!

Linking up with Em’s Scrap Bag, Love Laugh Quilt, Cooking Up Quilts, Patchwork Times

 I have drawn the winner for these orphan blocks: 

I’ve also found a few more blocks, not pictured, that were made from this line that I am including as well. I said I would sweeten the pot a bit with a handmade item. So I am sending along this little 4 patch quilt that I finished on my trip to Arizona in February. 

Hopefully, it will bring some sunshine to you as well!  

And now, the winner is: 
Karen, I will email you shortly for your mailing address. Thanks to all for leaving comments and stopping by to visit. I would write this blog even if no one read it, but you all make the journey that much more fun!

Have a wonderful weekend!