The ever-so boring life of Martha

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The ever-so boring life of Martha: ok, so I lied !!!! : Kinda.......I've been on a halfway stalk on eBay for a featherweight machine.   I'd bid on a Regular basis knowing good and well tha...

Kinda.......I've been on a halfway stalk on eBay for a featherweight machine.   I'd bid on a Regular basis knowing good and well that my chances of winning was slim.....It was fun, gave me something to do.....My oldest sister cheered me on,  said I needed one esp if I decided to start going to classes....  Then in a conspiracy against me, My Father swings by the thrift/junk store,  calls all excited because she has 2 new sewing machines,  if I wanted to go check them out.  As a dutiful daughter, I go to look....imagine my surprise when the first one she pulls out is a Featherwieght !!! The other machine was a black 1956-1959 singer,  case and box had seen better days,  didn't even look look at it, the featherweight was plugged up, moter ran, machine was dirty, needed some work, something I could attempt to fix.....decided to think about it.      DS (dear sister) was called/faebooked for consultation.... She was appauled that I eve...

Im adding to my ufo's ....I think once I get over "wasting" material while fussy cutting, I should do okay.  These are a little bright for me...we'll see how b it goes from here

I used to be happy and content, sitting at night knitting, crochet, playing words with friends, reading, etc.  Then My Big Sister gets me hooked on quilting !!!!  I don't know how and when it happened.  It just did.  Now I've gotten hooked on paper piecing, have joined Facebook groups on quilting, and now getting ready to start on a project (or two) that may just do me in....   So here is the Next Project                        Here is the cast of characters.....I may add more I as progress.....                    I'm trying to use some reds this time around, it's not in my comfort zone,                                                       no pain, no gain...... I may need some more neutrals...we'll s...

So I've been looking at house quilts for awhile.... Decided to give it a try and see how they go!

It's growing slowly but surely!