New&Improved, and a little MO ☺

I knew I had this around here someplace, but finally came across it the other day while looking for something else..

This little spring-like pressure foot is actually working for free-motion quilting on my old sewing machine that I had no idea if I would ever find an actual darning foot for. Does anyone know what year this would have been?

I am so new to this, and I'm not very good at all. But it's fun.. and growing on me. I am amazed at how fast it's going. Maybe will get this baby quilt done up today yet.

That is if I can keep my hands off this...

Eeeee! It came in the mail today, and I keep peeking inside.. wow! Material Obsession Two by Kathy and Sarah . I hope you all get a chance to own this one. Wish I could make all the quilts in it.. or even one.

Also been thoroughly enjoying my new Ipod Touch. Found this app where they play the top 100 hits of any decade. I am totally stuck in 1969. Doesn't even seem like any time ago. I guess you can actually listen on your computer too, and you don't even have to pay the $1.99 like I did.. unless you want it on your Ipod. It's right here. Anyone else remember these songs? Seems like they were such a real part of my life. I can sing almost every word and hum every rift. I was only 11. Go pick a decade!

ANYways.. I'm sure most of you have nice plans for the weekend.. fireworks and all. Hopefully it's going to be quiet here. And I think I'm gonna like it. ☺

Bobbin in the Attic

I've mentioned before that I don't actually have an attic. The upstairs of our house has always been the kid's rooms.. and they really are like an attic because the roof is slanting and there is nothing above them. There are two rooms.. one that our daughter still lives in, and the other the boys moved out of a couple years ago. They still have a lot of stuff up there, and their beds.. but I've managed to set up my Singer 301 by the window, and I like to use the floor to lay out my patches. I can leave it there and no one has to worry about stepping over it. So this morning I was up there sewing happily away on my Roman Stripe quilt.. string piecing the strips and letting them just drop off the back of the sewing machine table and piling up at my feet..

..but if you look closely.. you might notice something that I didn't.. until about the next to the last patch..
The bobbin had run out. Grr. Now I know the new machines.. a lot of them if not most of them will tell you when the bobbin is about to run out. But this machine was made in the 1950's.. and it does not do any talking.. except to tell me when it needs oil.. so I had no idea the patches were dropping off the back onto the pile not sewn together.

So I guess it was time for a break. I took a walked outside before filling bobbins.. it is like spring! Came back in the house to get my camera, because I certainly did not expect to see anything to take a picture of in the back yard. But looking real hard.. next to the end of that stick... something is coming up amongst the dead leaves and pinecones..

I think I planted some Narcissus here back in the fall.. but I can't remember for sure. I'll have to go look around and see what else might be sprouting already!

Here is what I've got so far on my Roman Stripe. The idea is to have all the lighter stripes going horizantal, and the darker ones verticle. This is one fourth of it.. but don't look too close because I notice I had two blocks turned the wrong way. They aren't sewn yet.. so no troubles..

Hope you are all having a lovely weekend! Our oldest son is here to visit.. and there is nothing really planned. It feels good just to hang out.. drink coffee, eat, and play games. ☺