Hello Friends!
Another quilt is off the “to be bound” pile.
Scrappiness Is Happiness was another quilt along hosted by the Fat Quarter Shop. The blocks are from Lori Holt’s book of the same name.
I bound it by machine using the same decorative stitch I did on BloomTopia.
Completely machine binding a quilt is out of my normal routine and comfort zone. I admit, it is much quicker. And I’m all about finishing things right now.
Speaking of Lori Holt…one of the things she collects is vintage irons. She finds them in good condition and then replaces the cords and uses them for pressing seams and such. Well, I found an old iron on FB Marketplace very cheap! I bought it, thinking if it didn’t work then I wouldn’t be out much more than a Starbucks Chai Latte
It is a Knapp & Monarch Gad-About travel iron. Not recommended for use due to the fact it doesn’t meet modern safety standards. I completely understand that but still plan to try. It gets really hot and I love that the sole plate is solid, without steam holes to catch on seams.
I wouldn’t leave it unattended for one second!
I have an idea for a pressing station next to my sewing machine. We shall see…
The last couple of weeks I’ve tried linking up to a couple of “Linky” parties but have been unsuccessful. So, I’m giving up on that. Anyway, I always do the right thing and visit everyone who posts – and leave a comment - but rarely get a return visit/comment. So, I’m not linking up any longer. I have found some lovely blogs that I will continue to follow and comment on, but no more linky’s for me!
I hope you are having a great week! Floss Friday is next and I hope to see you then.
14 comments:
Beautiful quilt and I love ❤️ the vintage iron.
Those old irons do get HOT, don’t they? I don’t understand why companies haven’t come up with an iron that lasts. I find that no matter how much or little I pay for an iron, none of them last very long. I link up with two link ups and while I don’t get a lot of comments, I do see my visit stats go up.
I have an older full size iron that I use when I need a pressing station by my sewing machine. But then I never leave an iron plugged in if I am not going to be using it in the next 20 minutes.
How pretty that quilt turned out, and I love it hanging on that beautiful deck.
How smart and cute is that iron! I am going to start looking for older irons on Marketplace. I have an Oliso and like it for the lifting mechanism, how hot it gets, the long cord, and the fact it stay on a long time. After having owned several that had to be replaced, I finally have one that is working correctly, but I don't trust it, and I'm not very impressed with the company.
I hear you about the return visits/comments!
Love your latest quilt finish, how many left? I don't know that I have ever used a vintage iron. Will you replace the cord? I have a portable pressing station I made from a TV tray table.
I love my vintage iron! It is hot and heavy!!
You're doing just great at getting all those bindings done, Jeanna! That is a beautiful quilt! Since its name has Scrappiness in it, did you make the blocks with scraps? That is an interesting iron, and I like the idea that it gets hot. I have a fairly new iron and it works "fine," but definitely does not get as hot as I would like. My "rule" for myself as a blogger has always been that if you comment on /follow my blog, I comment on yours and follow you back. So have ended up with lots of blogging friends that way, regardless of whether I link up or not. I'm thinking that must be what you do, too, because that is how I found your blog!
Woo Hoo on another beautiful finish, Jeanna! I just love the binding . I collect vintage irons too and use them . They do get a lot hotter and are heavier. I look forward to seeing your pressing station. Happy quilting. Hugs.
Beautiful quilt. Love it hanging over the railing. Cute iron. Look forward to seeing your pressing station.
Beautiful finish, Jeanna! I also wonder how many you have left? I have lost count on my UFOs, lol. Love your old iron, do you know how old it is?
What a great finish! I sure like the name of the quilt! I found your blog by a link up. . .I am like Diann. I reply to comments. When I link up, I visit a good number of posts and leave a comment. I leave more comments than I get though! I get where you are coming from!
Great finish! I love how you finish your binding. I love old irons too but have never bought one. My dad used to have an old steam iron but my brother got it. It needed a water supply so I probably wouldn't have used it anyway.
My iron is quite old and I like it because it's heavy and gets hot fast ( I'm always in a hurry it seems). I never leave it plugged in. It's right there in my laundry room and so handy to plug in and iron.
You wondered if it gets too cold to walk outside here. The cold isn't much of a problem but heavy winter rain can be. Or wild wind.
Have a lovely Thursday.
What a lovely finish, I do like that quick way of finishing the binding, very effective.
The iron looks interesting! I must admit I love my stram iron and wouldn't use anything else. We have a collection of the old irons that you had to sit on a hot stove to warm up - we use them as door stops. Such a great variety. One of them has a compartment for putting hot coals in!
A shame that you didn't get much response from your linky's. I always reply to comments (maybe how I found you?) and make sure I check out other blogs on the linky. Mind you, some of them are so big there are just too many blogs to look at!
Have a great weekend. xx
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