Moving Nolting Quilting Machine - Phase 1

Phase 1 - Installing a loft
Phase 2 - Clearing out room for the machine
Phase 3 - Moving our Nolting into building

We have started on getting our 12 by 24 foot building ready for our quilting machine. Today we almost completed Phase 1. We still need to put in one more 2X6 rafter. We miscalculated and did not get enough. It has been a busy day but we got so much done.

The loft will allow us to store our junk - I mean -  prized possessions that we wish to keep up there. It is amazing how much room there is.

We still need to sort what we want to get rid of and figure out where the machine will fit and what shelving goes where - that will be Phase 2.

Phase 3 is the most important. We may have to plan a "Move the Nolting Party". It is very large and heavy but can be taken apart.

We are excited to get it moved and get the room all set up!

Phase 1:
He cut the paneling through the center of the room to allow us to put in more rafters.

We had to cut the end of the rafters to match the angle of the building roof.

We will need to move a couple of lights but leave one up in the loft.

The flooring is 5/8" plywood and is plenty heavy with the support of the 2X6 rafters.

This just shows part of one side of the loft.

We put in a hinged door (with a knob so you won't get stuck up there).

I Love Thrift Stores ! !

HD went with me to a couple of thrift stores today and while he was looking (in a different area), I found some bargains in the craft/sewing aisle. Knowing that fabric prices are on the rise, I could not pass it up.  Look at what I found.

These four colors were cut in squares 20 inches by 20 inches. There are 26 white, 13 yellow, 22 blue and 25 brown.

 These two are Christmas fabrics. The black has snowflakes on it (a Jo Ann's exclusive) and there are five (5)  yards there. The blue has snowmen on it and there are five and a half (5 1/2) yards of it.

 This is a piece of blue flannel and there are four (4) yards of it.

Sum total of all was:  $11.89

Yea - my sewing room is lit up now!

HD installed a ceiling fan for me last week but the lights on it were very directional and VERY hot. We did some thrift store shopping and found this light kit and globes at the RESTORE store in North Ft. Worth. They match very nicely and work great to light up the whole room. Nice!! Thanks, HD!!

Oh, My Goodness!

I have inherited a quilting machine from my late sister, Faith. She asked me several times about taking it when she not able to use it but I was unsure but finally decided I wanted to learn to use it and get some of my stack of quilt tops finished.

I am really excited about us learning how to use it . With my HD's help we will get it going and hope to work together on the quilting.

Thanks to Faith's husband, Fred for giving us her machine and all the work gathering things up to send. We will really enjoy it! Also thanks go to my sister Barbara & brother-in- law, John for bringing it to us.

HD and I were so excited that we stayed up 'til 10:30 pm putting it together and checking it out. Now the fun starts - practice, practice, practice.

My HD said my little sister is probably looking down from heaven, laughing at us trying to set it up but I think she is smiling too, knowing that her machine will be used.

It is a Nolting SMS 24 with Intellistitch and a 12 foot table and is really nice.

Leftovers Pieces

Using leftovers from my Shoebox Treasure's Log Cabin quilt, I made these two blocks and will make pillows from them.

 I also had two leftover Best Friend boy blocks so I made two girl blocks to make up this one for a wall hanging.  I still need to add a flower in one boys hand to balance out the fishing pole in the other one's hand and keep the girls happy! :0)

Shoebox Treasure Log Cabin Quilt Top

I finished this quilt top using the fabrics from the shoebox and adding my own teal fabric for some contrast in the border and a separation point between the log cabin blocks and the border. Teal is my favorite color so I tend to use it often in my quilts.

NOTE: I hate doing Mitered corners!
Did I mention I hate Mitered corners? I have a mental block about them and always have to look at directions for them and still have fits with them. They are very pretty WHEN they turn out right.

Two of the corners don't look too bad. The designs came together pretty well but the other two did not do as well. I won't show them. Did I mention I hate Mitered corners?

I am not a perfectionist and prefer to look at the beauty of the log cabin rather than worry about a border corner design not lining up. I really like the colors in this top.

My First Quilt Guild Meeting.

This week I attended my first meeting of the Quilter's Guild of Parker County in Weatherford and thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks go to my friend Pat for taking me and introducing me to lots of quilters. I took a stack of quilt magazines for their "free" table and have donated a box of quilting books that they will use for their auction.

There was a good crowd there and a full meeting. They had visiting, of course, installation of new officers, show and tell and a speaker.

  Lynn Roddy Brown was a terrific speaker and her subject was: “Scrap Quilts from Block Swaps”.  For the past nine years, she has been a member of a bee that trades blocks for scrap quilts.  She loves scrap quilts because it gives her the opportunity to use many different fabrics.