Muv

While all you North Americans are safely tucked up in bed sleeping off the excitement I thought I would start a new thread so we can get excited all over again.

It was a great thrill seeing Glenn's happy smile as he held up the quilt for the photos when he received it. Nancy did a fantastic job setting the blocks into a truly unique quilt, with 20 blocks made in three countries.

The pictures on the Vintage Sewing Machine Shop are great, but still ever so slightly frustrating. I would love to see them all up close and know who made them.

Nancy used four different machines to make the quilt. In the background of her photo of the quilt there is the leg of a treadle just peeping out at us. If we all have photos of our machines that we can post here I'm sure Glenn would keep on smiling until Christmas. Of course, as luck would have it, I haven't got a photo at the moment of the machine I used, my 1927 99K, so I shall have to sort it out later.

So to start us off, here is my block, Mrs. Trout leaping for a fly. My dad used to love going to Wales and fishing for brown trout in the rivers there. Making this block brought it all back, even the taste of a fresh little trout fried in butter...

J Miller

OK, well I used our Montgomery Ward URR-988A 7 Jewel Automatic.

We got it from GW auctions and didn't know it used cams. We were being kind of weird and when we read the text of the auction I told my wife, I could fix it. They were selling it listed as parts only, motor won't shut off.
After a few times looking at it I saw the problem and cracked up laughing. There was no cord block, the people at GW were plugging the motor directly into the wall socket. No wonder it wouldn't shut off! LOL. So we bought it, installed a new cord set then when I was looking at Relics to get a manual I saw the cams. That started a hunt and a QB forum member in IN (please forgive me all our correspondence is on our dead hard drive, I can't remember who sent them) sent us a box of cams. That started it. Then she sent us the link to a Deluxe set of cams on GW that we went after too.
(Yes, I'm getting to the point) The second set of cams had the fish pattern that we used on the quilt block. The orange fishy border.

We only used the one machine for this block and it worked just fine.

Joe

Charlee

I didn't take a photo of my own block, but it's the first block in the second row. I used my Singer 403 to do the satin stitch, and one touch of modern machine, I used my Janome with a "Flower foot" attachment to make the eye. Really a simple block.

Candace

I didn't take a photo of my block either. I used my Pfaff 1222 to do all the applique. Typically, I only take pics of my completed quilts.

melinda1962

I had never done a block like this before, so mine is rustic, to say the least. I used my 1910 Electricified Redeye, and free styled that poor embroidered fish on it. But it was fun, and I was glad to contribute my little fish to the pond.[ATTACH=CONFIG]343149[/ATTACH]

Cool machine, Joe and wife.

Muv

Joe - Nice machine - definitely built to last!

Melinda - love your block. Have you noticed most of the fish are swimming to the left?

Here is my 99K

J Miller

Muv,

Nice machine. I've got a 99K apart that's going to go back together soon. I'm planning on making a hand crank machine out of it. Should be fun.

Joe

Bennett

Muv, I like the way you worked your name into the block! I couldn't see that on the finished quilt pics.

I didn't take a picture of my block either, but it's the 3rd block on the 4th row. I had a hard time finding "manly" fabrics in my regular stash, so I got to raid my recycled shirt stash. This was the first thing I made with my 301a. I've never participated in something like this, so it was great fun to see the pics of Glenn with his new quilt.

She's got a rough finish, but she's beautiful on the inside!
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vintagemotif

Here is my square. I got the idea of kissing fish from a post that Charlee made in reply to Glenn. She stated that she was sending Glenn kisses. I used my Two Spools for piecing and the Necchi in treadle for the decorative stitches to make the fish hook, fish eyes, and tail stitching.
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miriam

Glenn has a genuine appreciation for antique sewing machines, clocks and old furniture. He is an expert at restoring those to the highest quality possible. Glenn has made quite a few wonderful contributions on this Quilt Board. He has been so kind as to tell us how he does it. Here is a link to a tutorial he made about how to refinish an old sewing machine!!! http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...s-t186522.html BUT Glenn didn't stop there, he also made a tutorial about refinishing the cabinets, too. http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...s-t109859.html The great thing is that no harm will be done to the machines if you follow his instructions http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...ts-t97670.html If you follow Glenn's instructions, you will have a very authentic look to your old sewing machine and it's table. AND Glenn has generously spend time telling me more information when I've need it. You just have to catch him when he isn't off fishing. Thank you Glenn.