National Sewing Machine Day

 

There might be a National day for just about anything you can think of.  HERE is an example. There is something to celebrate EVERY SINGLE DAY in June!  (Philosophical question:  if every day is a celebration, when do we start our new diet????  Inquiring minds want to know.)

It is kind of fun, however, to celebrate the things we love, even if it is a celebration strictly in our mind... like sewing, quilting and sewing machines. (Not to mention ukuleles:  National ukulele playing day is February 2, in case you wanted to know.)

Read the History of the sewing machine, click HERE.  

We've come a long way, baby.

How many sewing machines do YOU have?

I am down to three. Miss Ellie, Ma-Moo and Millie. 

 

Millie gets the most use, as she is Thoroughly Modern.  However, Long Time Gone is being created using Miss Ellie "as we speak."  Ma-Moo has not really been used since  receiving her as a gift from my BFF two years ago. (Miss Peggy rescued her from a thrift shop in Tahoe.)  But,  there are big plans for her!

Have you seen the Flynn Quilting System?  Click HERE.   You'll see "Flynn" at quilt shows doing his demonstration.  (He's a really nice man, you should stop and talk to him.)  I bought this so long ago I don't even remember exactly when...it has moved with me from Oregon to California almost 9 years ago and it is still in the box.  But, dagnabbit, I'm going to learn to use it!

I've been pondering this for a while now, especially since I decided to keep the Carolina Chain quilt. My immediate thought was it would be a good quilt to finally set up the Flynn Quilting contraption and give it a whirl. 

Flynn makes it look so EASY.  Click HERE.

 

 Perhaps that goal will be accomplished by the next National Quilting Day? 
Don't laugh,  miracles have been known to happen.