Why I don't sew and the pink flamingo quilt.

Some of my customers think that because I selling sewing machines, I must sew.  When they ask me if I do do, I deny it, claiming that I'm a mechanic and I just fix machines. That's not strictly true......
I don't sew, because sewing, to do it well, is a skill, that takes a very long time and lot of effort to learn. Consider the Pink Flamingo quilt that Aleda Johnson gifted me.
Hundreds of pieces of fabric were cut out and stitched together precisely to form the squares. They were then sewed neatly and precisely into the larger cover, which in turn was sewn to the patterned backing. It's a lot of  fussy work.
That the squares were sewn together on 2 hand crank machines, and the quilting done on a treadle, tells me that this a labor of love on the part of the artist. And that's why I don't sew!













I was delighted to receive this quilt from Aleda, because now, Flamingo Sewing has it's very own official, Flamingo Sewing, Pink Flamingo Quilt to show off to our customers. Our QA manager, Alice (the cat) has thoroughly inspected it and given it her stamp of approval as well. (she took a nap on it it.......)
Thank you Aleda!