tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post5923458642469852665..comments2023-12-29T17:11:59.237-04:00Comments on Desideratum ~ Art ~ Jewelry ~ Life: The Wild Goose Chase QuiltGwen Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-39218199685755300242014-03-18T22:59:47.310-03:002014-03-18T22:59:47.310-03:00Thank you Morna!!! I wish I had more time to do th...Thank you Morna!!! I wish I had more time to do things like this. oh believe me, perfection, this is not, I just like seeing it all come together.<br />hey that is what a studio is for, to leave your things out and work in progress and not to ever worry about it. just have a go at it when the mood strikes. I'd love to try a Slant O Matic and a Bernina some day. Cool feature to be able to stitch over pins, where has it been all my life!!Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-42938759875169038232014-03-15T18:08:43.707-03:002014-03-15T18:08:43.707-03:00Drop Dead Gorgeous, Gwen! I love Flying Geese but ...Drop Dead Gorgeous, Gwen! I love Flying Geese but I don't know how to properly make them. I have made them with felted wool but that requires no seam allowance - AND - my style allows for quirkiness and lack of perfection! I will study your photos like a turtorial. I have a really nice Bernina, purchased the year my stars were in Country Living magazine and I had orders galore. It has a knee lever and I LOVE that feature. I haven't used in it in a couple of years and it is time to clear away the mess and make it accessible again. True of my entire studio and mind. I also have a metal Singer Slant-O-Matic with Zig Zag stitches which are modified depending on which cam I use! My parents bought it for me when it came out in the early 1960s. One of its "remarkable" features was that you could stitch right over your straight pins and the needle wouldn't hit them. Pretty cool. It is a workhorse, to be sure, but it has been in the attic ever since I got the Bernina. Morna Crites-Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434374580665010849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-28311330100865124852014-03-02T19:30:00.714-04:002014-03-02T19:30:00.714-04:00Hi Elizabeth, I don't know when or how long it...<br />Hi Elizabeth, I don't know when or how long it will be till I have it quilted. But sometime...<br />If yo are anything like me, I find Mojo comes in spurts, sometimes it just needs a rest or a change.. then Wham-o, it hits like a hammer.<br /><br /><br />Thanks Elfi! You are too sweet!Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-34880417511424381242014-02-26T16:47:40.525-04:002014-02-26T16:47:40.525-04:00I love your quilt and am embarrassed to have to sa...I love your quilt and am embarrassed to have to say that mine has been in construction for three years. Not good. I am also very impressed with the sewing machines. I use an elderly Bernina which is fabulous. It is not its fault about the quilt. That is more to do with having lost my large table and then my quilting mojo. Maybe it will return.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-60798458695070694552014-02-07T15:59:21.808-04:002014-02-07T15:59:21.808-04:00un magnifique travail..de saison..! superbe!un magnifique travail..de saison..! superbe!ELFIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08709697150109137719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-68333470862150272542014-02-02T18:47:08.604-04:002014-02-02T18:47:08.604-04:00Sandy, Fresh homemade bread is one of our guilty p...Sandy, Fresh homemade bread is one of our guilty pleasures. and sewing is purely for the joy of it. Cheers!Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-71723156664147740312014-02-01T15:49:34.457-04:002014-02-01T15:49:34.457-04:00You are so motivated! This is going to be a beaut...You are so motivated! This is going to be a beautiful quilt. Loved seeing all the photos and your baked bread, beautiful scenery outdoors. Looks like you have spent your time well.sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03307968128182359860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-57250336123948212532014-02-01T13:53:36.020-04:002014-02-01T13:53:36.020-04:00Hi Chris, Glad to make contact again. I am reall...Hi Chris, Glad to make contact again. I am really excited to see your new huge project. The very best luck with it.<br />Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-81093138464588147212014-01-31T22:47:26.364-04:002014-01-31T22:47:26.364-04:00Wonderful to stop by your blog and see you working...Wonderful to stop by your blog and see you working on a quilt again Gwen. What a beautiful design you chose. I can't believe how quickly you finished the top. Enjoy you free time while it lasts. Chris<br />Chris Dalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000171456805654557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-62822116609104370912014-01-30T09:29:27.103-04:002014-01-30T09:29:27.103-04:00Thanks so much Janice. Hand piecing is a wonderful...Thanks so much Janice. Hand piecing is a wonderful way to make a quilt too, very relaxing. I admire you. more time for more love.<br /><br />I wish I had realized that the older vintage machines could be maintained so easily at home I never would have given away my grandmothers treadle many long years ago to my younger sister. she doesn't sew and just has it as a memento... at least it is still in the family. But I was too young to know how to care for it and the information was not readily available, as it is now, all over the internet. ... kind of ironic.. the new wireless technology is spreading the knowledge to take care of the old mechanical machines.<br />Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-82389651249313531412014-01-29T18:32:18.738-04:002014-01-29T18:32:18.738-04:00Your quilt for your son is beautiful. That would ...Your quilt for your son is beautiful. That would be a year's work for me - but I hand piece, so that goes some way to explaining that. Your red and white colours are great, and looks really good for a young man's quilt - will add a splash of colour to a more masculine colour scheme.<br />I agree with you about the old things being built to last. I'm so tired of throwing things out because they can't be repaired.<br />As for your sewing machine ... well, it's been 34 years since my grandma died, and I was too young at the time to think of keeping her old singer sewing machine - but every time I see one of these old table machines now I get sad. How I wish I had kept it!<br />I hope your quilting is progressing nicely.Janice / Dancing with Sunflowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646734271197959581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-78945497036990679432014-01-23T22:47:37.700-04:002014-01-23T22:47:37.700-04:00Thank you Jennifer, I have put an ad on Kijiji loo...Thank you Jennifer, I have put an ad on Kijiji looking for a Treadle... I just have to wait it out to see if a good one surfaces for a good deal. <br /><br />Thank you for the kind words, Rachel, I'm sure I drive most people crazy by being such a freaking detail person... can't help it but I appreciate that you don't mind my habit! <br /><br />Sharmon, I read recently that a lot of sewing machine repair shops have closed down and many people are asking the same question as you... but there are quite a few videos on YouTube and blogs on vintage machines that demonstrate how to service and oil a treadle and work out the tension. Not too hard at all. Oiling the old machines is really rewarding as they usually loosen right up and start moving like magic after it soaks in. That is what is so good about them, they are really sturdy machines, rarely need to go to a service person as they can be maintained at home by the owner. There is hardly anything that can go wrong with them, as long as all the parts are still there. maybe it only needs a belt or a rubber wheel for the bobbin winder... those parts aren't too hard to find.<br /><br />Vee, I only do math cause I have to, anyway this is fun. I "had" to learn the basics to do my books for my business .. but I really just do the basics, nothing complicated.. I remember back in school I always "zoned-out" in math class. It was unbearable torture... actually every day after grade 4 was! and Thanks for the hint of lightly flouring the top of my bread when rising.. I'll do that next time!! <br /><br />Thanks Jeri, Now I know what you were sewing all week on your Kenmore ... and what an AMAZING project it is. I absolutely loved seeing the "process" (I love the process of creating) of you creating your bear absolutely from scratch from your own book illustrations.. Thrilling! .. ... and about the homemade bread, a half a loaf at a time seems to go missing every time John goes into the kitchen. <br />Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-29356131429011760902014-01-23T15:38:31.254-04:002014-01-23T15:38:31.254-04:00Gwen, Had to come back and see the quilt and the o...Gwen, Had to come back and see the quilt and the old sewing machine again. You have inspired me to do two things; find an antique machine in good working condition and make a quilt the old fashioned way. (I'd bake the bread too, if I weren't trying to lose a few pounds!) I am just in awe of that quilt, what a remarkable treasure you've created.jerilandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07418564262425621746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-70193015708913182422014-01-23T15:19:39.741-04:002014-01-23T15:19:39.741-04:00I knew there was a reason I don't quilt..... i...I knew there was a reason I don't quilt..... it needs math..or at least arithmetic... which I failed ... hahhaha..<br /><br />oh, and Gwen.... sift some flour over the top of your dough and just use a light tea towel.... shouldn't stick....BumbleVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272892605379537233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-50538784366706626572014-01-22T21:31:25.004-04:002014-01-22T21:31:25.004-04:00Wow, you really are a multi-talented and very busy...Wow, you really are a multi-talented and very busy woman! That quilt top is just to die for, and I'm sure your son will be thrilled! Your old sewing machines are impressive, too. I have an old treadle machine I'd like to use, but have no idea how to get it in running condition. i guess I'd have to find someone who knows how to fix them, but where?Sharmon Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12857659019638341374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-28241237490791492542014-01-22T15:35:45.947-04:002014-01-22T15:35:45.947-04:00I'd like to tell you that you are an inspiring...I'd like to tell you that you are an inspiring person, Gwen, but that would (wrongly) imply that I was about to emulate you, to bake wonderful bread and sew glorious quilts as a result of seeing yours. So I shall just say that you are awe-inspiring - and that's the truth. Thank you for posting so much detail - fascinating!rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-53368530526150579652014-01-19T19:17:30.031-04:002014-01-19T19:17:30.031-04:00gorgeous quilt!! lots of work but so worth it
the...gorgeous quilt!! lots of work but so worth it<br /><br />the snowy bay pictures make me miss going down to the lake in the winter, very pretty<br /><br />i have an old singer, from 1939, still works and works better then a lot of the new machinesJennifer Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06528908250338974537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-44999816550564565522014-01-19T15:18:48.944-04:002014-01-19T15:18:48.944-04:00You guys are All Too Amazing! and way Too Kind!
I ...You guys are All Too Amazing! and way Too Kind!<br />I so appreciate that you all even took the time to look at such a long post... especially since I admire each and everyone of you for what you do and share with the world. I feel very privileged that you visit me a way out here on the edge of the ocean... Thank You so very much!!! xoxoxoGwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-57744315205379492962014-01-19T15:09:18.552-04:002014-01-19T15:09:18.552-04:00 Fabulous! What more can I say. love this entire p... Fabulous! What more can I say. love this entire post. Fresh bread and piecing a quilt, what better way to pass a wintry week. I have that same 1971 Kenmore and have been sewing on it all week long. I love your antique one, I never saw an olde Kenmore. You did an incredible job on the quilt, I just love it! You are a true artist in every way. The work involved in making a quilt the old fashioned way ( which in my book is the ONLY way) is tremendous. Bravo Gwen, I admire you.jerilandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07418564262425621746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-11705127487474386212014-01-19T14:26:05.066-04:002014-01-19T14:26:05.066-04:00The pictures of the snow are stunning.The pictures of the snow are stunning.Guillaumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12376749604845793465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-21314570404774349512014-01-19T12:11:41.282-04:002014-01-19T12:11:41.282-04:00OMG. You are truly a pioneer woman: making quilts ...OMG. You are truly a pioneer woman: making quilts and baking bread simultaneously!<br />I always wondered if I would be able to make a quilt; I see now the answer is no!<br />I love red too, and love the quilt and all the pictures, esp. the pictures of your drawings for the quilt: those would look great framed!laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999450626008299190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-20147278094346509432014-01-19T11:20:00.036-04:002014-01-19T11:20:00.036-04:00Wow. Fascinating to see your process here. Thanks ...Wow. Fascinating to see your process here. Thanks for taking the extra time to post this.Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05870075379758015838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-83188168462496221262014-01-18T22:17:02.996-04:002014-01-18T22:17:02.996-04:00You are beyond amazing!You are beyond amazing!cathyswatercolorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318863061595720021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-48790730524519197152014-01-18T22:04:59.053-04:002014-01-18T22:04:59.053-04:00 I. Love. Your. Quilts. Holy crap that is beautifu... I. Love. Your. Quilts. Holy crap that is beautiful! I want one! What a crazy lot of work! Wonderful! Steven Cainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251773690801692907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-87331498524986627372014-01-18T16:32:17.396-04:002014-01-18T16:32:17.396-04:00Hello dear.. What a lovely quilt.. Red and white i...Hello dear.. What a lovely quilt.. Red and white is such a beautiful color.. Your pics look like paintings. Really.. <br />Homemade bread and beans.. You are certainly a girl after my own heart.. xoxFaye Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292425181042066079noreply@blogger.com