Sewing Mojo

Last year I got really sick and lost my sewing mojo and had not done any sewing since then.  We had our Treadle-On and Gathering Academy a couple of weeks ago and I got my sewing mojo back! 

My friend Cheryl Parker from http://cherylsteapots2quilting.blogspot.com/ stayed with me.  I love the friends I have made through blogging!

Cheryl taught a mini class each morning, one for the pin cushion with a thread catcher and the other (at my request) on a sewing machine mat.  She was so sweet and made me one of each with penguin material!  I am so happy because I did not have time to do any sewing since I was the host of the TOGA.  Right now this is my set up in the living room.

I am trying to get my 3-D bowtie blocks done.  They are 4 inch blocks and I started them years ago at a TOGA, Sue had given a demo on how to make them.  I have to give a demo at my quilt guild next month and want my quilt done!

 I am sewing on my Redeye Singer 66 hand crank sewing machine, it goes through the bulk great!

Of course I have a helper!

All of the blocks are blue and bowties with a yellow background.  I think I will do a yellow inner border and a light or medium blue outer border and maybe a dark blue binding.  I haven't fully decided yet, it depends on how much material of each I have in my stash.

What are you working on right now?

Treadling away in Missouri,
Missy

Cats on Quilts!

These are the lazy days of summer and my cats sure have been lazy!

Oreo, Tiger, Cupcake

Oreo, Tater, and Tiger

Muffin

Tater

Tater

Oreo

Happy Caturday!

Missy

Fringey Banners

I have been making banners!

I hurt my foot a couple of weeks ago and I needed something to do while sitting on the couch.  I am happy it did not happen until after my TOGA!  I am sorry I have not been replying to comments, but for some reason they are not showing up in my emails.  I appreciate all of your comments though and will try to figure it out.

I'm having fun making these!  I am going to sell them at a festival in October.  Let me know if you have any suggestions.  I am also going to make some pendant ones too!

I have another one that I want to add some strips of denim to and then I will share that picture also.
You know I would have help with making them of course!
Tater loves playing with my lace and so does Oreo!

For now I have just been using what is in my stash. 
Have you ever made a banner?  They are a lot of fun!

Missy

TOGA quilts

I have been blogging about the Missouri TOGA.  Today I wanted to share pictures of all of the amazing quilts everyone brought to share.  Next year we will be more organized with the hanging of the quilts.

These last two pictures were the raffle quilt.  I forgot to take a straight picture of it, so you have to see us in the background.  I am open to suggestions about whether hanging the quilts worked better or igf we want to schedule a show n tell time on Friday for the quilts.
What do you think?

Missy

TOGA machines

I want to share some of the vintage machines that were at the TOGA!

A TOGA originated with Treadleon.net when fellow hand crank and treadle sewing machine users wanted to get together and share their machines and learn more about them.  It is called a Treadle On Gathering Academy because we gather together and learn a lot of stuff.  It is a lot of fun!  We will be having another Missouri TOGA next year.  I will try to schedule it for the weekend after Father's Day again in 2019.  This seems to work out pretty good for me since I am a teacher and am off work for the summer. 

Missy

Missouri TOGA

We had our very first Missouri TOGA!  I think it was success and had a lot of fun.  This was my first time to be the one to put it on and I realize that did not leave me much time for sewing and enjoying the classes, but that is okay because I still learned a lot and had a blast!  I made a lot of new friends and confirmed what a great little town I live in.  Everybody was flabbergasted with how friendly a town I live in (Ava, MO) and what a great quilt shop and Farmer's we have.
We had a lot of demos and mini classes and spur of the moments lessons.

Jo Ann's paper piecing class. 

Scott helping Barb get her treadle working

The girls kept Susie's hand crank busy.

The girls kept my extra treadle busy!

I taught an impromptu quilting class to the girls.

I taught how to use the ruffle foot and the girls wanted to try!

Rick and Suzie from AR with their chain stitch machines

Checking out the I Spy quilt, more quilt pictures on the next post.

Stephanie from the AR TOGA teaching free motion quilting

Susie Cruse teaching our new friends!

Thelma from Caroline's dry Goods Store in Mansfield, MO makes pioneer dresses.

The husbands who loved working on the machines!

Sewing Machine Mat tutorial by Cheryl Parker from http://cherylsteapots2quilting.blogspot.com/

My friends who helped me with the welcome table and ended up there most of the day!

pin cushion and thread catcher tutorial

We had a pre-TOGA field trip to Sweet Nellie's in Mansfield, MO and the Laura Ingall's Wilder museum.  I need to start planning next year's field trip!

Susie's cute watermelon purse that was made out of a gourd!

We finished the day with a raffle/auction!

I think that is enough pictures for today.  I will share the quilts and machines tomorrow!
Here is the link for the FB link:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/MissouriTOGA/

Missy who has been neglecting her blog and sewing but has her mojo back!