Sunday, January 3, 2016

A Little Shopping for myself over the holidays!

In Junior High (and it was clear that I really liked sewing as a pass time) my mother bought me and my sister a Singer 221.  I think it's almost smaller than a featherweight?!  It's certainly lighter!
 
Then in High School my mom said since I was sewing so much and getting into more complicated patterns etc.  we could trade the little sewing machine in for the bigger fancier Golden Touch and Sew.  I was happy about the trade and my mother was really pleased because the Salesman gave us the original value of the old machine toward the new machine!
Well I used that machine for probably 25 years until my repairman said It needed a major overhaul to get it going again and maybe I should apply that to a new machine *&^(*%!!!  Well, that Was good advice 'cause I bought a new bernina and that has been a great machine.  But part of me still pined for that little toy 221 and at the Dec. Guild meeting some one was selling one and on impulse I snapped it right up!  It sews great and I feel like my sewing machine collection is complete!

I hope all good things for you in the New Year and your machines hum and never have tention problems!  Happy New Year!

Cheers, Claire W.

5 comments:

  1. That's the machine that my family gave me as a graduation present for either high school or college--I think it was college. I loved that machine and made lots of clothes and my first quilt with it. In the 80s I was sewing so much that my parents decided to get me a bigger machine...and it was a Bernina 1260. I love it. I finally sold my Featherweight just a year ago, and sometimes I regret it, but I know the retired woman who bought it is enjoying quilting while driving around the country in her RV--hubby along for the ride, of course.

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  2. Me. Claire...I am so happy for you! Enjoy your new machine. much love

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  3. What a sweet machine!! Congratulations on giving in to a great impulse buy!!

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  4. WOW!! What a darling machine!!! congrats!

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