Telecast Thursday - New Videos in Kim's Vintage Sewing Machines series

Hi everyone:

Welcome to Telecast Thursday! This week I'm sharing a very technical vintage sewing machine video with you. I actually had to bring in some experts for this one!

You can view this video below or on my Youtube channel. 

I'd love to know if you have "help" in choosing your sewing machines and accessories.

If you haven't seen the other episodes in this series, you can find them here. 

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Happy quilting!

Cat out of the Bag?

Hi everyone:

In my last post I was discussing the problem in keeping Charlie out of my fabric stash. Little did I know that this annoying cute habit of hiding in fabric is becoming a fetish for Charlie. I may have to take him to the kitty psychologist if this continues. Have a look at where he likes to sleep during the day. Thank goodness he actually meows when we call his name or we'd never find him. 

Cats in Fabric

Hi everyone:

I'm enjoying working in my renovated quilt studio and it really helps to have things organized so I can find them when I need to without spending an hour just hunting down that specific fabric that I need for my current project. You know that I put in some new Ikea Billy bookcases to use for fabric storage and I'm proud to say that my fabric is still nicely folded and in its appropriate category. There's just one problem...

Billy bookcases housing fabric stash -
note the partially open door

the doors operate on a magnetic catch where you just have to push them to open. This makes it very easy to open them for me … and also for Charlie. I thought that having the doors on my fabric storage units would keep the cats and their associated fur out of my fabric. Well, while this is true for Teeka, I can't say the same for Charlie. 

Tell me that isn't a cat in there! Charlie!!

Yes, it appears that cats also find magnetic catches easy to operate!

I thought this was my new snuggle place.

Charlie pushes at the door until it pops open slightly and then paws it open so he can club in and enjoy hiding in the fabric cubby.

You're not going to make me leave, are you?

Okay, so I can deal with one of them in the fabric, but not when this happens:

What are you doing in there? Can I join you?

Yes, Charlie is now encouraging Teeka to join him for some snuggle time in the quilt fabric.

Check it out - it's warm and soft, you'll love it!

So far Teeka hasn't been very enthusiastic and I'm hoping this continues, but I may soon be looking for some new latches for these bookcases to keep the purry assistants out of my stash. 

How do you keep your pets out of your fabrics?

Do You Need a Little Help with That?

Hi everyone:

I've been spending quite a bit of time in my studio lately, mostly working on my computer. I do take breaks every so often to do some actual quilting, but I typically have my head down completely immersed in Photoshop, Illustrator or Blogger (like now!). It can get rather lonely by myself downstairs, so I'm glad that my furry assistants like to be with me in my studio to keep me company. 

Teeka sometimes prefers to be in the project bin

While Teeka is content to sleep quietly on my cutting table or sewing machine cabinet (everything is covered with sheets to keep the fur off my tools), Charlie insists on more attention. How can you resist those gorgeous green eyes?

Can you see me? I need some attention.

Still not aware that I'm here? Meow!

Hey, I need someone to play with. That means you!

See what happens when you don't pay attention to me!

I guess I need to take more breaks to pay attention to Charlie. I hate to think what he might do to my stash if he's feeling neglected!

Do you have purry assistants who like to "help" you with your quilting? I'd love to hear about them.