Antique Spool Holder

I had planned to use this auction find - an antique spool holder - beside my sewing machine to store my go-to thread, but today's long spools wouldn't fit. So, I dressed my holder up in vintage wooden spools and a pincushion made from some vintage patchwork squares. Looks awesome setting on my antique Singer treadle sewing machine. Love it even more now!

~Sharla

Dance of the Water Lilies

My quilty friends found a beautiful fabric for me last summer on one of our Row by Row Experience excursions. I was looking for the perfect fabric for my first One Block Wonder quilt. Although there was not enough to make a large quilt, there was enough for six repeats and a little extra for a border. And it was only $3.00 a yard. Perfect for my first attempt!

Well after six months at the quilter, I finally have it back and bound! So, of course, I have to share. I just love the colors in this quilt. I named it "Dance of the Water Lilies". Fitting I think.

Now, I'd really like to cut into one of the other four fabrics I have purchased for OBWs since this first fabric, but I really do need to try to finish up some of those UFOs.....I mean, I did make that my New Year's Resolution after all.

~Sharla

Auction Finds - Sew Excited!

I spent the day at a farm auction with the hubby. Wasn't expecting there to be much that I'd be interested in so I took a quilt that I'm binding along. But among the farm tools piled on flatbed trailers were a few prizes I couldn't pass up - much to my husband's dismay!

I've never seen a thread spool holder like this so I couldn't let it slip by. I think it will work perfectly by my sewing machine to hold my favorite neutral colors of thread.

And the auctioneer was even surprised when they uncovered these gems. I scored not one, but TWO Singer Centennial featherweights, circa 1951. One has all the attachments, books, case, etc. while the other one is just the machine and case. What a way to celebrate National Quilting Day!

I uncovered a few other goodies on those flatbed trailers - an old wooden folding ruler, a metal jadeite green floor dust pan, some old books and an old typewriter. All great items for DIY upcycling projects! I feel a crafting day coming on:) The ruler and typewriter keys are destined for some fun necklaces, while I think the dust pan would look awesome with some spring flowers spilling out of it. And the yellowed pages from the books will make some great art journaling paper - a new obsession I want to pursue.

You just never know what you might find at a farm auction. Needless to say the binding didn't get put on that quilt!

~Sharla

Yardsticks & Scrabble Tiles Sign

I love yardsticks. The old ones that have a painted or varnished finish. And I'm starting to have quite the collection thanks to my junking trips over the last few months. So today I decided to make a sign for my sewing studio.

With just a few yardsticks and some scrabble tiles that I've also been collecting, I headed off to the barn.....

And in an hour this is what I ended up with!

I love it and it looks SEW good with the letters on my wall.

Stay tuned as I have bigger plans for the rest of my yardsticks!

~Sharla