Originally Posted by ArizonaKAT (Post 5517006)

I now have a greater appreciation for the women who sewed before electric and know why their beds weren't as big as ours today :-).

I finally finished my first quilt on my White treadle. It's not perfect . . . by far . . . and much harder to manipulate the machine and material and keep your feet going and the wheel going the right way.

I finished it off by tying it cause I figured it would be easier then trying to quilt it on the treadle. . . it was.

Anyway, here it is.

Originally Posted by ArizonaKAT (Post 5517006)

I finally finished my first quilt on my White treadle.

I finished it off by tying it cause I figured it would be easier then trying to quilt it on the treadle. . . it was.

Anyway, here it is.

Originally Posted by Crossstitcher (Post 5513397)

Here is my latest quilt top. I used my Singer lotus and my trusty 301. Lots of seams to match up and sometimes I just wanted to throw it in the corner. But I love the colors in it so I just kept at it. So glad it's done. It's called Ranchers Daughter and the pattern is on the net.

Originally Posted by ArizonaKAT (Post 5517006)

I now have a greater appreciation for the women who sewed before electric and know why their beds weren't as big as ours today :-).

I finally finished my first quilt on my White treadle. It's not perfect . . . by far . . . and much harder to manipulate the machine and material and keep your feet going and the wheel going the right way.

I finished it off by tying it cause I figured it would be easier then trying to quilt it on the treadle. . . it was.

Anyway, here it is.

Originally Posted by Bennett (Post 5518872)

I really like the border! I did a Bonnie Hunter pattern like that on a lap quilt, fun to play with the block settings. The colors are very soothing to me, like being in a garden with purple flowers. :)



Very nice! The piecing looks good to me, and the colors are nice and cozy. What did you use to tie it?

Did you find the White very smooth to use? When I get brave enough and have enough fiddly time, I'm going to start on my White treadle that needs a lot of TLC.


Thanks everyone for the advice about skipped stitches. I'm going to try switching to a different type of needle next time and probably go back to thread basting since I did spray baste. (My back is not happy about that!)

Originally Posted by thepolyparrot (Post 5514104)

Wow, is that ever pretty! And what quilting you're going to be able to do in all that open space! :)

Originally Posted by irishrose (Post 5519928)

My 301, AnnieRose, and I finished another quick quilt. I'm beginning to think that may be my kind of quilt. Annie did her usual good job, but I found I cannot follow a line quilting. The FMQ border - easy. The circles on the blocks - terrible, but I finally just decided to just get it done. The baby will see the bright colors and later the trucks, not the quilting. It is brighter than the picture. Another one I like the back better than the front.

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Originally Posted by ArizonaKAT (Post 5517006)

I now have a greater appreciation for the women who sewed before electric and know why their beds weren't as big as ours today :-).

I finally finished my first quilt on my White treadle. It's not perfect . . . by far . . . and much harder to manipulate the machine and material and keep your feet going and the wheel going the right way.

I finished it off by tying it cause I figured it would be easier then trying to quilt it on the treadle. . . it was.

Anyway, here it is.