Not much to show this week?
We found this old machine in very bad repair as it had been stored for years with out a cover may be in a shed some where. It was the first machine Brother made in Japan in the late 1950’S. The bobbin plate and teeth plate are hinged and lift out as one piece???? So when you want to lift the bobbin plate it folds up and back on to the machine !!!!
It took a lot of cleaning but underneath the parts were all in very very good condition just need the rust removed and lots of oil and now she is running perfectly so so smooth. Rod took the attachable motor off and added a wee handle on the wheel so in any power cuts I can still sew if I want to?????
This is the back of the machine interesting thing and I think it must have been a mistake on the manufactures place, the threading parts are on the back facing away from the machine?????? SO you have to think back to front and work from the back to thread it?????
Cleaned, oiled, rust removed, and sewing like a charm
My wonderful sewing partner in crime can think out side the box with any fabric she see’s. She collects embroidered place cloths and doilies and she made her self this dress one day a few years ago?????
Back of her dress, those bird’s are done by crossstitch ??!!
All cross stitch/
Crochet bag made from a string onion bag????? Look at the lovely edge she added to finish it off?
She is now making scarf out of crochet tubes!!!!!!
Mini quilt in a Healing Heart? I could not settle to sew the other night so sat down and send 1inch squares together then they became a 2inch square in side a Healing heart? So I made some thing lovely.
Finally back working on my lovely Cherish one design I fell in love with on sight?
- Back working on beautiful Cherish again finally? I need to iron down all those leaves and small flowers and machine appliqué them down will not appliqué the big flowers down till later just to safe guard them from getting marked?
Finally have all the bits and pieces in sachets or wrapped around noodles and all in one box so hopefully I won’t loose any pieces this way?????
Lots and lots of hours ahead of me machine appliquéing all those tiny pieces down.
making up my dividers for the first border, I made mine up a little different. First I pressed my panel in 1/2 length ways and marks where my flower would be attached , next strip I have added a embroidery stem. it pulls the fabric up so you need to steam iron it back in to shape . number 3 strip Iv’e ironed down the petals ready for machine appliqué
I have 8 waiting to be appliquéd down now?
it’s midnight I will write up on each photo in the morning , I’m so tired my eyes are going cross eyed and it’s hard to see???
Thank you for dropping in, I have linked with Esther Aliu on her WOW or WIP’s for Wednesday Happy sewing every one Cheers Glenda
What a gorgeous dress and great appliqué!
Hi Pamela and thanks for dropping in. Have just been looking at some beautiful photos of cherry blossom such a beautiful time in Japan now till the end of April. Margaret is a great inspiration for me, she makes me constantly think out side all boxes? Cheers Glenda.
You have a lot of lovely project going on. Happy Stitching!
You’ve been very busy!!!
Hello Glenda. I always enjoy your posts – never know what you will come up with. Your friend looks like a fun person.
Can you please tell me more about your Cherish quilt? I adore Art Nouveau.
My name is actually Alison – fingers too quick for the brain sometimes! Ha.
Hi Alison and thanks for dropping in and staying to drop a line. Cherish is a d3sign by Esther Aliu which she released last year, just love the vase and how the flowers drape so had to make this one, now working on the pieces around the first border. You can see the finished design on Esther’s blog and it’s avaliable in her online shop. Just type in Esther aliu’s blog and you shouldf8nd it. I’m off to bed now it’s midnight here. Cheers Glenda. http://estheraliu.blogspot.com/2018/09/cherish-is-launched.html. PS
I have changed a few things on my Cherish and I don’t mind if you copy them !
Thanks so much for taking the time to get back to me Glenda. Will have a look at Esther’s website. Alison