Our first E-Bay purchase

My husband Steve and I made our first E-Bay purchase over the weekend. We bought a 1952 Singer Featherweight Sewing Machine. I am so excited and I can't wait for it to get here. I have never sewn on a Featherweight but I love the way they look. I have 2 Vikings and a Janome. The bidding on E-Bay was fun. I was bidding on a Featherweight last week and shall I say I got "caught up in the moment". It was quite addicting to hit the bid button. When I came to my senses I quit bidding. Steve followed a Featherweight on E-Bay for part of the day on Saturday. He was a bit braver than I and registered a maximum bid. Saturday evening we were notified that we were the successful bidders. Now we will just anxiously wait for the UPS man!

Quilt Guild

Do you belong to a Quilt Guild? If not I highly recommend that you find a Quilt Guild in your area and check it out. I attended our Guild’s monthly business meeting yesterday. I really enjoy seeing all of my quilting buddies. Show and Tell is always my favorite part of the meeting and yesterday was no exception. Our quilters have been busy and we saw lots of beautiful quilts and wall hangings. There is always lots of inspiration during the show and tell portion of the meeting. Our Guild also does a lot of charity work. Next week at our County 4-H Fair we will be making small bags to attach to walkers. They will be donated to a couple of local homes for the elderly.
I know several quilters that belong to more than one Guild and some day I hope to join another Guild or two. If you are not a member of a Guild I recommend that you check with your local Quilt Shop to see when and where Guild meetings are held. **Pam**

Summer Newsletter

Our summer e-mail newsletter went out yesterday. Karen, our editor once again did a great job. She wrote a very interesting and creative article comparing quilting and golf. She has some interesting comparisons of irons, birdies, eagles, bogeys and golf outfits. I invite you to check it out. She also gave details on our upcoming retreats. We have several openings for our September and October retreats. We would love to have you join us for the beautiful colors here in northern Michigan.