...one feels spry and rearin' to go!
After over a year of just sitting around gathering dust, I took my little Featherweight to have a tune-up. Last I recall using her, stitches were coming undone and seams were loose as a result. Timing, I'm sure. Anyway, she now has a new lease on life and sits in front of me as I reacquaint myself with her.
I've been working on Cotton Ridge Farm, but I did not have the next step ready for sewing. Because I wanted to sew RIGHT NOW, I dug out an old tub of leftovers from a long-ago project. I stitching some random parts together. By gosh, I may now have something workable here.
I needed about an hour at the Featherweight by the time I felt like I was familiar enough to return to stitching on Cotton Ridge Farm. I will have to take into account that problems frequently arise when one switches machines in the middle of a project.My next step for Cotton Ridge was the first of 4 borders - a plain 2.5-inch border. That is now accomplished. Next, I have a gazillion HSTs to make.
My Featherweight is a 1951 model. I got her in April of 2019. In six years, I've not used her much at all.
Lots of Featherweight owners actually name their machines; I have not, as yet. I'm not really sure I will. I'd probably just forget it.
Happy Quilting, Friends!
Jayne
I have named my machines! My big one is Abigail. One Singer is Charlotte. My grey Singer is Mercedes. My Brother is Risera and I was given an old 1966 model of Singer by a friend named Joe. So he/she is called Josephine. Unfortunately they are not all usable. Maybe someday I can get them all working. Oh I also have a treadle Singer named Verna after hubs grandma. Can sew treadle or electric on her. With so many machines and fabric stash I should be able to sew forever. :D
ReplyDeleteJayne, where did you take your machine for a clean/tune-up/repair? It's a gorgeous machine. Old black Singers are my favorite.
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