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    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    11-13-2016, 02:26 AM
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    Posted By purplefiend

    Margaret F, Thank you for showing me your quilt...

    Margaret F,
    Thank you for showing me your quilt top. I like how you set the blocks, it gives it a more organized look. I still need to sew borders on my top, it'll be random lengths of 3.5" strips;...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    11-11-2016, 08:05 PM
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    Posted By purplefiend

    Thanks, Margaret!

    Thanks, Margaret!
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    11-08-2016, 04:42 PM
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    Posted By purplefiend

    Here's my latest quilt top, the string blocks...

    Here's my latest quilt top, the string blocks were pieced using my 1955 Pfaff 60 treadle and the rows were sewn together with my 1917 White Rotary treadle. I was watching baseball playoffs and the...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    10-30-2016, 07:52 PM
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    Posted By purplefiend

    string blocks, now a top

    Here's the finished top, the blocks are sew with the Pfaff 60 and the rows sewn together with my 1917 White Rotary treadle.
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    10-11-2016, 06:57 PM
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    Posted By purplefiend

    Thank you, Margaret. Sharon in Texas

    Thank you, Margaret.
    Sharon in Texas
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    10-10-2016, 09:50 AM
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    Posted By purplefiend

    string blocks

    This is what I've been working using my 1955 Pfaff 60 treadle, 7.5" string blocks using mail order catalog pages. It's one of my favorite treadles;it "lives" in the family room. This picture is...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    10-08-2016, 05:28 PM
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    Posted By purplefiend

    That's a really cute quilt. Sharon

    That's a really cute quilt.
    Sharon
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    10-08-2016, 05:24 PM
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    Posted By purplefiend

    Miriam, Here is my 201. My very first people...

    Miriam,
    Here is my 201. My very first people powered machine, it started my love of treadles. Since it has no motor, its nearly silent when I've properly oiled it, just the swish noise of the belt....
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    10-04-2016, 07:24 PM
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    Posted By purplefiend

    Beautiful quilt and machine. I've always wondered...

    Beautiful quilt and machine. I've always wondered what it would be like to have an electric 201. My machine is an original hand crank machine, that I prefer to treadle.
    Sharon
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    02-26-2016, 09:18 PM
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    Posted By purplefiend

    Google search for "bird's eye maple" and you'll...

    Google search for "bird's eye maple" and you'll see the same as your picture.
    Sharon
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    02-22-2016, 04:22 PM
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    Posted By purplefiend

    DKuehn, Parts of your treadle cabinet look like...

    DKuehn,
    Parts of your treadle cabinet look like bird's eye maple, such a lovely machine and cabinet. The quilt is pretty too.
    Sharon in Texas
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    02-22-2016, 04:18 PM
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    Posted By purplefiend

    Earthwalker, I cannot hand quilt anything any...

    Earthwalker,
    I cannot hand quilt anything any more, repetitive motion injuries prevent it. I used to quilt all of my quilts by hand, I miss doing it.
    My current domestic machine that I use for...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    02-21-2016, 04:30 PM
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    Posted By purplefiend

    Crossstitcher, Very pretty quilt top. Sharon...

    Crossstitcher,
    Very pretty quilt top.
    Sharon in TX
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    02-21-2016, 04:29 PM
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    Posted By purplefiend

    Cari, Thank you for your kind words. Sharon...

    Cari,
    Thank you for your kind words.
    Sharon in Texas
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    02-20-2016, 08:01 PM
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    Posted By purplefiend

    [QUOTE=earthwalker;7471070]Beautiful, string...

    [QUOTE=earthwalker;7471070]Beautiful, string quilts can be awkward to quilt, the seam allowances would have made it quite tricky. Beautiful.
    I quilted my string quilt in a 3" diagonal grid, it made...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    02-18-2016, 03:00 PM
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    Posted By purplefiend

    I finished this quilt this week, using 4...

    I finished this quilt this week, using 4 machines. A Singer 201k, Pfaff 60, White Rotary treadles and quilting done with the modern Pfaff QE 4.2.

    Its a string quilt with a piano key border. I was...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    10-01-2015, 01:23 AM
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    Posted By purplefiend

    Sewbeadit, It took me a bit of getting used the...

    Sewbeadit,
    It took me a bit of getting used the hand wheel going opposite of what I was used to. I really like sewing with the White Rotary, its a lovely machine. You have good tastes in machines...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    09-28-2015, 05:03 PM
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    Posted By purplefiend

    Crossstitcher, You made a beautiful and fun...

    Crossstitcher,
    You made a beautiful and fun Halloween table quilt. A blue ribbon too!
    Sharon in Texas
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    09-27-2015, 04:53 PM
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    Posted By purplefiend

    Thank you, it was so much fun to make. :) ...

    Thank you, it was so much fun to make. :)
    Sharon in Texas
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    09-27-2015, 09:58 AM
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    Posted By purplefiend

    This quilt was pieced using a 1917 White Rotary...

    This quilt was pieced using a 1917 White Rotary treadle machine and quilted with my modern Pfaff QE 4.2. It won an Honorable Mention ribbon in my guild's quilt show this weekend. :shock:
    ...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    07-08-2015, 07:37 PM
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    Posted By purplefiend

    Rodney and Thrillhouse(aka:Trish), Thank you!...

    Rodney and Thrillhouse(aka:Trish),
    Thank you! The feet belong to my dd's boy friend, needed someone tall enough to hold a 72" quilt top for the photo.
    Sharon in Texas
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    07-08-2015, 08:53 AM
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    Posted By purplefiend

    I just finished a 3 dimensional bow tie top,...

    I just finished a 3 dimensional bow tie top, using mostly red,white and blue. I pieced the blocks on several of my vintage/antique sewing machines. Treadle machines: 1917 White Rotary, 1936 Singer...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    06-08-2015, 08:24 AM
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    Posted By purplefiend

    I'm not far behind you! I graduated high school...

    I'm not far behind you! I graduated high school in 1975.
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    05-22-2015, 04:41 PM
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    Posted By purplefiend

    Thrillhouse, Very pretty Bento Box quilt. You...

    Thrillhouse,
    Very pretty Bento Box quilt. You can see the last one I made in my avatar photo.
    Sharon in Texas
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    03-05-2015, 05:48 PM
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    Posted By purplefiend

    The quilt in my avatar is a Bento Box quilt. It...

    The quilt in my avatar is a Bento Box quilt. It belongs to my friend's daughter, Katie is 9 months old. Sharon in Texas
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