On again I'm joining in on the Grow You Blog party.
The idea of this is get this out to more people and get exposure.
A little info about myself.
My name is Mary Kunna and I live in the Pacific NW (Tacoma, WA.). For years and years I used to do all sort of crafts. Then I found quilting. My main passion now has centered on quilting. I now have a long-arm quilting business, teach quilting at a local quilt shop, vend at quilt shows and design quilt patterns. I also have a passion for collecting vintage machines. Some that I buy go into my own collection and some I go through and service then sell.
Feel free to visit some of my other pages to see some of my vintage machines and a few of the quilts that I have either made or designed.
Something else that I enjoy doing is beading. I have done beaded needlecases and such. I really enjoy working with Delica beads.
One of the things I use this blog for is to also try to keep me in line with finishing some of my own UFO's. Doing quilting for clients keeps me busy, so my own projects tend to take a back seat when it comes to working on them. Not only the quilting for clients, but since I vend at quilt shows I need to work on inventory for shows. Again, this pushes my personal stuff back. Soooooo-I try to keep at list of accomplishments each week to try to keep me on track.
Heres a few pics of shows and misc. that I do.
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| Hood River |
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| Commission Quilt |
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| Joyful Noise-A Tosty's Design |
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| Portland Expo |
Another thing that I will be posting on my blog is a new venture I am undertaking is the restoration of this little beauty:
This is something that I have been wanting for quite some time.
That about covers it for now.
Check out what others are doing at this blog hop HERE.
Til later,
Hugs & Stitches
Mary
I always enjoy reading your posts.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by. I hope you continue to enjoy.
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Hello, I am visiting blogs through Vicki's blog party, what a fun time.
ReplyDeleteHope you're having fun hopping.
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Hello! I am a helper from Vickie's Grow Your Blog. Just wanted you to know that a helper came by and peeked at your blog! I want to welcome you to the Blog Hop on Vicki's behalf! So glad you wanted to be part of this fun Blog Hop! Thanks for posting and enjoy the hop!
ReplyDeleteAs a relatively new quilter I love finding new quilting blogs! What great inspiration!
Glad to meet you! I am having a lot of fun seeing all the great inspiration, so many new ideas! Good luck on the restore. We are restoring a 65 Barracuda Lar has had for 48 years. Make sure you know the entry to Fort Knox....L
ReplyDeleteWe really need the entry to Fort Knox as that's my project car and my husband has a Rat Rod he's building.
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Hi! So nice to meet you. Your quilting looks amazing. I found you through Vckie's GYB party.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes
hi , i am a quilter from Ga, visiting from Vicki's blog
ReplyDeleteYou throw a great party. Thank you for inviting me!
ReplyDeleteSo that you know, I've become a Follower and when time permits, I'll be back to see what other beautiful things were made by your hands!
What this party is all about is to GROW your blog and I'm hoping to do the same. When you get to Section One, check out A Country Chic Retreat and SuZeQ Creations, my personal blog, in Section Fifteen I'd love for you to follow and subscribe to.
Happy crafting!
SuZeQ
Hi Mary! Stopping in from the hop to say hi and enjoyed getting to know ya a little better! What for February's Piggy Bank Challenge update post....we are already into the challenge for 6 months. Hope the hop brings you many new followers! V:)
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DeleteThanks for stopping by. I've been adding here and there to my jar for the challenge. Can't wait to count it up at the end of the year.
Mary
When I saw that you collect sewing machines I had to check them out and we both have a Singer 185K!! I fell in love with at a yard sale and my DH spent the grand sum of $5 to get it for me. I was so happy to discover that it actually works. I would love to collect old machines but there's no room in the apartment where I live. So nice to visit with you and to see your collection!
ReplyDeleteWow Mary, you are busy! I like that you use your blog to keep you on the straight and narrow with finishing up UFO's. I could take a lesson from you! Enjoy the blog party. Susan
ReplyDeleteHello Mary, visiting from Australia for the GYB party. Wow you are multi talented. Restoring a car?? That is awesome. LOL
ReplyDeleteHi Mary, visiting from the GYB hop. OMG I have that exact same Kenmore machine as you, only when I bought mine new in 1974 I got a machine table for it. I have that same Pfaff 7550 too, and a featherweight too. Your collection is a lot bigger than mine! I did a post on the history of sewing machines on my blog and used my machines for the pictures. Very nice meeting you! I also longarm, but only for fun.
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