Courtney
Courtney shares about his excursions this month and looking forward to History Fest in May.
Dear All,
It has been a rather hectic month. We traveled down to Portales, NM for the Williamson Lectureship at Eastern New Mexico University. Connie was the master of ceremonies for the luncheon. While there I was asked if I could drop in and take a look at a sewing machine that had been acting up a bit. The sewing machine was at a Western Ware store downtown. I said that I had not worked much on industrial machines but would be happy to drop in. When I entered, I was told that they had gotten it to behave, but I asked to see it anyway. It was not for alterations but an industrial leather machine. Boy, was I pleased they had gotten it to work because I could not have been much help. The machine was a Landis number 12 model K and weighed nearly a ton. They needed a fork-lift to get it into place. The owner used it to make and repair cowboy boots. To sew on a leather sole, it first punches a hole through the leather, then pulls the thread (actually waxed cord) through the hole. I only had an old camera that I had been playing around with, but I did get a couple of shots to come out that give you an idea of the size and heft of the machine.
The week after we returned was spent trying to convince our cat to return home. She is an indoor cat but, the evening we returned a heavy wind blew open a window and she was able to get out. It took a few days to convince her, but she is back now asking what all the fuss was about,
A few of the girls I knew in High School (I know they are no longer girls, but they always will be girls in my memories) wanted to see my quilt at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Men's Show. It was the last week of the show, so I didn’t have much time and did what we did a few weeks ago. We met at Wrigley’s Chicago Bar and Grill for lunch (our usual luncheons are NOT at a Bar and Grill but as you know Wrigley’s is actually a pretty nice place.) We then went to the museum and looked at the Men’s quilt show. The girls are very polite, and I got lots of compliments on my quilt and I think they enjoyed the other quilts too. It was a great day, and everything turned out well. The next day we had a bit of snow.
I am often asked what I do with my quilts and I usually answer they are packed away down in the basement, so I decided to hang a couple in a bedroom as you can see in the picture.
In a couple of weeks, I have History Fest down at Centennial Village. This year I am taking my Civil War Willcox and Gibbs treadle for the 4th graders to see. It seems to be working very nicely.
Thanks,
Courtney
In Closing
It looks like we well get together in person on Saturday, so will follow-up next week.