Sew, What is this?

This my friends, is a blog.  Or so they tell me.  You may ask: Who is this person? Why are they writing about sewing for all the world to see?  I understand that many of you have probably fallen asleep by now but there will be pictures! I decided to start blogging so that I could share the progress of an English paper pieced quilt that I am making (first time!) and to stir up some good treadle sewing PR.  And probably kvetch about the Theatre.

So, Here's my sewing machine.  It's a Singer 15-89 which was made in Newfoundland.  It is made of what our ancestors called metal.  Metal is good. Please scroll down.

This is the strange and wondrous device which makes the whole thing work.  It is called a treadle, not a peddle.  To operate it you must have feet, preferably two, but one will do.

Tomorrow (or sometime soon, I promise)  I'll blather on about what my quilt is going to look like and how it's going so far.  Or maybe I'll lecture on the benefits of treadle sewing.  Hope someone out there is listening...