My husband and I like to collect, restore, and sometimes sell vintage sewing machines. This one we found in a garage sale. It was dirty, didn't look like much, but most of the time you will find underneath the dirt, dust, and sometimes cobwebs, a treasure waiting to be found.
These machines are usually much higher quality machines than you can buy for the price range that is easily affordable. Often we find machines that someone got a tangled mess of thread in the bobbin area. I guess after the discouragement of a tangled mess of thread, they give up the attempt at sewing and put it away never to open it up again. (A good example of perseverance being sometimes more important than your skill.) If anything is worth doing, don't give up on it too easily.
This machine is a straight stitch/ zig zag machine. The brand is a Fleetwood,
all metal and heavy as a boat anchor.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010
It's finished. I wasn't in a hurry to finish this but I always enjoy seeing the finished quilt. It's so easy to start a quilt and end up with a quilt top that waits to be quilted.
I'm now on to the next quilt...a Nascar themed quilt for my son who only wants a Nascar quilt. Gone are the days I made my daughter a Holly Hobby quilt. If I could find some of the fabric I might make her one for the love of the memories of her childhood, maybe just a lap quilt.
After reading some quilting blogs, I decided to use a flannel backing. I had asked for some advice on making this a warmer quilt and was a bit reluctant at first to use flannel . My grandson lives in a colder climate than I do. I live in Florida and honestly am somewhat ignorant about living in colder climates. I really appreciated the advice from other quilters. One bit of info that might be useful to anyone using flannel on the back or making an all flannel quilt is to pre wash the flannel. It shrinks more than other fabrics.
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