Sew, Barbie, Sew!

See Barbie Sew!

She had a very squeaky “something” and I’m not sure if I caught it all, but I have oiled every moving part on her that requires oil, so I’m hoping with some use that she’ll get all that oil worked into every moveable part and lose her squeak!

But hey, if I was over 50 years old I’d probably be squeaking too.

WAIT! I AM! :cD

I can’t find anything on her, even with a serial number. She does have the number “65” on her, right above where it says “push=o=matic” Wasn’t everyhing SOMETHING=O=MATIC back in those days? too fun! So is that 65 an actual clue or is it just ---because it was a cool number? I just love the word De Luxe! Indeed!

She is also a singer 15 clone --- threads just the same way my Blue Wizard does ---threading a side facing needle is not my favorite chore, but once she is threaded, it is happy sailing.

So what was Barbie’s first chore? How about we FINALLY get an inner border on Florabunda because I finally have an idea what to do….I’m aiming for a piano-key variation with 4 patches mixed in.

Here is her test with lavender thread ---just so show the stitches. PRETTY, huh?!

She did a great job…now I just gotta get all the other piano key parts cut and kitted up ---

But today is going to be a blur, and tomorrow I leave for Davenport, Iowa! My kitting time last evening was taken up with BBQ adventures at Lowes with DH. I might have to pack something else quick….like maybe my crumby paper piecing of the “Wild & Goosey” blocks. Something.

So what’s up for today? Remember last year’s Old Timey Day at Lewisville Elementary school?

Each spring the school does a Pioneer Day type of event, and the students get to try their hand at “Old Timey” activities that were a normal part of "every day life" back in the "Olden days" --such as butter churning, spinning, candle making, tin punch, and of course -- Quilting.

Karen is in charge of the quilting demos again this year and I volunteered she volunteered ME to help out! It will be fun. Only this year we will wimp out on doing the dress-up part. Karen’s friend has her outfit, and she can’t borrow it back. I have to go straight to the chiropractor after our Old Timey Day is over – and I am not going looking like a reject from the Little House on the Prairie extras set! We’ll still have fun though --

For those who asked about the dimensions of the wooden table, saying you have handy hubbies who would like to give it a shot --- I’ve taken a bunch of pictures to post later as a “semi-tutorial”. Really…I don’t know if this can be made without someone actually tracing it off, and I think you have to have a vintage singer-like machine to be able to get the screw bracket/braces to hold where they do – you’d have to measure them on a real machine to get the placement right – but if it can help someone ---there are enough people WANTING these that it could be a nice little pocket change idea for those guys.

I think the hardest part would be coming up with the hinge hardware – those are cannibalized from old sewing machine cases ---I don’t know if you can order those bulk or if there is a supplier, but someone might be able to come up with something.

Anyway – that’s up and coming. I decided it was easier to upload the pics nice and big in a post instead of trying to attach everything to several emails for everyone who wanted the info.

And with that, I’m headed out yonder ----I’ll be demo-ing hexies this year instead of being buried under a big quilt demo-ing hand quilting. I’ll bring a bunch of old-timey quilts with me, that’s one thing I’ve definitely got on hand here!

Happy Thursday, Everyone!