Showing posts with label Painted Treadle Top. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Painted Treadle Top. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

This is the 1937 Singer model 15-88 in a portable treadle that I will be using for piecing the top (s) for my Quilts For Veterans (c):



Also shown is my 29 inch wide Hinterberg Designs quilt hoop and floor stand.  Below is a photo of the top of the table.  The nine stars on the right represent the nine squares in the center of my quilt design.




Sunday, October 4, 2015

My father had a spare Singer cabinet top, and a spare (probably  a  Standard) treadle base.  I am putting them together and painting the top red, white, and blue.  The machine or machines in this top will be used for piecing the Quilts For Veterans (c)

It is currently a work in progress:










I have been a Fine Artist for over 36 years, but I am not yet sure what style this painted top will have. My latest work has been in an abstract style, but for 25 years I worked in detailed pen and ink.  We'll see........