December 16, 2010

Wow, it has been a long time since I've written in this blog. I have been very busy developing and printing Nova's Featherweight Maintenance Card, Nova's Featherweight Troubleshooting Card, Nova's Featherweight Basics Card and Nova's Featherweight Attachment Card. These cards are great visual reminders for the Singer Featherweight sewing machines and have been requested by my students for years. They should be a valuable resource for all Featherweight owners and are durable enough to help the next generation as our beloved machines are passed down to our children and grandchildren.

My Featherweight Tip of the Month continues to be the most popular page on my website. Someone asked me recently if I was running out of tips to put up. I don't think I will ever run out of tips. I am constantly receiving emails from people needing help with their machine. I pull most of my tips from recent email inquiries.

I was privileged to be able to do presentations and workshops for numerous quilt guilds and organizations in 2010 and am looking forward to 2011. Hope you are keeping up with my Greetings and News page and that my site is beneficial to all.

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year

Hello!

I have been busy adding my favorite notions to my website (www.novamontgomery.com). Now my friends and students can confidently shop and purchase all of the things I have tested and tried and decided I can't live without. I hope you enjoy looking, and shopping!

I have also added quite a few photos from recent classes. It is wonderful to see students who are successful and productive! Such versatility and creativity!

Don't forget to check out the Featherweight Tip of the Month for June.

Greetings! We had an excellent Weed and Feed class in Conroe on Saturday. I will be teaching a Needle Turn Applique class in Huntsville on Thursday evening.

Hello!

The Petal Pusher class participants in Huntsville were so pleased with their projects! It made for a very rewarding day!

There is a 'Weed and Feed Your Singer Featherweight 221' class scheduled for Saturday in Conroe. At this time I believe there are still several spots available in that class. Would love to see you there!

The repairs on the lovely antique chintz quilt I purchased for my presentations have gone very well. And, I have 'met' the nicest people while acquiring and working on this restoration.

The Airing of the Quilts has come and gone again! We were blessed with great weather.

I have been busy writing the pattern for Cowboy Stars. I hope to have it printable and packaged for sale through my web site (www.novamontgomery.com) soon. I have also spent a good deal of time rewriting the instructions for Winging It utilizing my method (SO much easier) of construction.

I will be returning to Cypress (Tri-County Quilt Guild) in June to teach a Winging It workshop. Nothing like deadlines to motivate! I do love teaching students how to be successful in constructing these beautiful quilts!

Nova's Posies should be available for sale through the web site soon also. It has been one of my most popular workshops.

There are two Featherweights that I have recently serviced that I hope to have photos for on the web site soon. They will be listed for sale for $600 and $550.

My Featherweight Tip of the Month has to do with attaching your walking foot and getting it to operate correctly. Take a look!

I took a great class today on applique! I believe in constantly learning and improving, so I can bring my students the very best methods available.

I also received confirmation today that I will be returning to Cypress in June to teach the 'Winging It' workshop. They loved that happy quilt (I do too!)!

Tomorrow is the Airing of the Quilts. Hoping it doesn't rain! But, the show goes on rain or shine. See you there!

I spent today on preparations for the Airing of the Quilts on Saturday. Final labels sewn on antique quilts, etc. One of my antique quilts is badly tattered. A prior owner could have certainly used the information in the quilt guild program 'Quilt Care'! I got to see the Viewers' Guide for this year - hot off the press. I was pleased that so many of my quilts were featured in the photos. 'Cowboy Stars', my newest quilt (my own original pattern!) and workshop, had a prominent position in the guide. All of my quilts that were featured were ribbon winners. Hope you can come to the Airing on Saturday!

I have had several Featherweights in my repair shop in the past several days. Most have needed new electrical wiring and receptacles. I have had one customer who needed assistance getting her walking foot to work correctly. This situation has given me my Featherweight Tip of the Month for May that I will be posting shortly.

I have continued my research for my quilt presentation on Quilting in Colonial America. It is now my intention to enlarge this presentation from the original 15 minute lecture that I was requested to do and create a full-length quilt guild program. The only hesitation I have is that this program will not have the 'live' visuals that my other programs have due to the quilts from this era being museum pieces.

I was able to complete the new program for the Colonial Dames of America, 'Quilting in Colonial America.' I am very pleased with its content and am looking forward to presenting it for the first time!

I am hoping to get a couple of Featherweights serviced and on the market in the near future. I have had several in my repair shop for customers, so my machines have taken a 'back burner'. I have a Featherweight 'Weed and Feed' class coming up in May in Conroe at Quilter's Quarters.

I will be speaking for The Colonial Dames of America local chapter on Saturday, May 8th. I have been working on a special program for them entitled "Quilting in Colonial America." Research for this quilt program has taken me in some new and exciting directions! My love of history is going to make it hard to hold this presentation to my time limit for them. I have uncovered some really interesting material. I am considering turning this into a 'full size' program that I typically deliver for quilt guilds.

I am working on preparations for my Petal Pusher class. I am in the process of putting all my workshops on Power Point so that I can accommodate more students within a class more effectively.

There is a Petal Pusher class scheduled for here in Huntsville this Saturday.

Dear Friends, Students and Customers,

I hope you will enjoy this blog and I hope it will help us keep in touch!

Please visit www.novamontgomery.com for a complete listing of my quilt guild presentations, workshops, etc. And, don't miss the new Featherweight Tip of the Month page. You are sure to glean some really useful information about your beloved Featherweight here!

I have recently traveled to the Tri-County Quilt Guild in Cypress, Texas. It was great to be able to be with them again. And, really an honor to be asked to return as their speaker. This time they requested the lecture on the History of the Singer Featherweight and the workshop on Traditional Cathedral Windows. We had an enjoyable couple of days of quilting together! I will be returning in June to teach the workshop 'Winging It'. They fell in love with this incredibly cheerful quilt!

I had a great class here in Huntsville on my new pattern 'Cowboy Stars'.

My quilting has been limited (or so it seems) due to preparations for the Walker County Fair and the Airing of the Quilts. So many details - sleeves and labels and ribbons to sew on!

Talk to you soon!
Nova