My MIL delights in auctions. DEEElights! She knows to be on the look-out for sewing machines & quilt stuff.
I knew there was a nearby auction on Friday but I couldn’t go w/ the quilt show on my calender. In the haste of harvest & getting my own stuff around, I forgot to call her. However, she called me from the auction.
She said there were several treadle machines. However, I was gone until 5, Phil & FIL were swamped with harvest, and JP was at work. So those would have to go home with someone else as she would need help in loading.
She said there was a Bicor machine. I’ve never heard of this brand. Now I know it was made in Poland. I haven’t had a chance to clean it or look for a manual yet.
MIL said on the phone that there was a Singer, some type of lightweight. It was white. I said to buy it. HOWEVER, she brought home this HUGE suitcase like overnight bag. Inside is a serger! LOL!! I laughed but paid her for it as well. I’ll get it going and look for a new home for it.
And then 3 flats of quilt tops and embroidered linens. Jackpot here!!
A dark navy & black top made from suiting scraps. Not sure this will ever be finished. It is a good quilt for the trunk of your car on cold wintery drives. 🙂 I’ll be happy to finish it for anyone that wants to buy it. The photo is of 1/4 of the top.
This next one is an older top, maybe even done for the US Bicentennial and the quilt revival then. Red, white & blue. It is hand-pieced and about 65″ square. The blocks are about 19″ but even with just 4 blocks, they each vary greatly.
One of the red borders is sun damaged. I thought maybe I could just flip to the back side of the fabric but there are also some holes in the outer border. I think I’ll take it to a quilt shop sometime and see if they would have some red that is close to the original.
This is a printed table cloth but I think it would be cute quilted.
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The real beauty of the whole pile is this cross-stitched quilt. Yummy!!
I left this photo larger if you want to click on it to see it about twice this size. All the cross-stitch is complete in blues, greens, and a bit of lavender. I love this!!! MIL knows I was quite thrilled with this one!!! 🙂 It is 82″ x 98″ and I can’t wait to see this quilted and finished.
I have a remaining pile of various embroidered linens. Some pillow tops that need finishing as well as dresser scarves and chair covers.
Here is a funny from the whole thing. MIL was buying these piles of linens and had a stack in front of her. A lady came up to her and asked, “What are you doing with all these pieces?”
She replied, “I give them to my daughter-in-law!” 🙂
“Wow! You must be a really good mother-in-law.”
We laughed over that one. She & I were both pleased.
I informed her that I’d be feeding FIL on Saturday since it was bean plot day so she was off of lunch packing & delivery duty. She was glad for all the more time for her to be at an auction she wanted to go to. However, even visiting 2 auctions on Saturday was nothing compared to her Friday finds. She also had her own treasures from Friday.
and sew on... 