My latest restoration project is “Ruby,” a Singer 99K model from 1927, serial number Y4432093. I was so impatient to start working on her that I forgot to take any “Before” photos. So here she is, just being beautiful in the “After” stage. Ruby came to me in a sadly neglected state. She was very [...]
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Ruby Steps Out
Posted in Sewing machines, tagged Quilting, Sewing, Singer 99K, Singer 99K hand crank, vintage Singer sewing machine on February 1, 2012 | 11 Comments »
New Year’s Girl
Posted in Sewing machines, tagged 1937 Singer sewing machine, Quilting, Sewing, Singer 15K80, Singer treadle sewing machine, vintage Singer sewing machine on January 1, 2012 | 11 Comments »
I’ve been having fun with my new sewing machine that we brought home yesterday. It’s a Singer Model 15K80 from 1937. When she’s put away, she looks like this: I cleaned and oiled the machine itself and lubricated the treadle irons, and she is so quiet now! She has a lot of wear to her [...]
Today’s Sewing Machine
Posted in Sewing machines, tagged Quilting, Sewing, Singer 15K sewing machine, vintage Singer sewing machine, vintage Singer treadle sewing machine, vintage treadle sewing machine on September 30, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Today I’ve been sewing on “Lavinia,” my Singer 15K treadle machine from 1907. First I cleaned her and oiled her, and then we made some Maple Leaf blocks. She sews such a lovely stitch! I’ve been trying to determine which sub-category this Singer 15 fits into — I know she’s not a 15K80 or 15-96. [...]
Paint Stix on my Design Wall
Posted in Design Wall Monday, Quilting, Sewing machines, tagged 1960 Singer sewing machine, 206x13 sewing machine needles, Design Wall Monday, green Singer sewing machine, Paint Stix pattern, Quilting, Sewing, Singer 319K, vintage Singer sewing machine on May 10, 2010 | 8 Comments »
I have a zillion projects in the works right now, but as soon as I saw Judy Laquidara’s new pattern, Paint Stix, I loved it and knew I had to try it right away! I’m using some fabric from stash that I have always liked but found difficult to use before. This pattern seems just [...]
Cleo’s transformation (Week 4 Stash Report)
Posted in Sewing machines, Stash Reports 2010, tagged Quilting, Sewing, sewing machine restoration, Singer 27K, stash busting, stash report, vintage Singer sewing machine on January 24, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I have managed to refrain from fabric purchases this week, but I have bought some parts for the 1908 Singer 27K that I am trying to restore. We named this machine “Cleo” for her Egyptian motif (Memphis) decals. I bought Cleo last November, and she was in a sad derelict state. She had been converted [...]
Restoration Project (Week 46 Stash Report)
Posted in Sewing machines, Stash Reports 2009, tagged Quilting, Sewing, sewing machine restoration, Singer 27K sewing machine, stash report, vintage Singer sewing machine on November 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I didn’t buy any fabric this week, but I did buy another vintage Singer sewing machine. This one is a Model 27K, one of a group of 100,000 manufactured between January and June 1908, at the Kilbowie Factory in Clydebank, Scotland. She used to be either a treadle or a hand-crank, but she’s been converted [...]
A New Home for My Design Wall
Posted in Design Wall Monday, Nigel the quilting dog, Sewing machines, tagged design wall, Design Wall Monday, Judy Laquidara, Patchwork Times, Quilting, quilting UFOs, Sewing, sewing room, Singer treadle sewing machine, Singer VS2 sewing machine, vintage Singer sewing machine on November 9, 2009 | 10 Comments »
I am now officially moved back into my sewing room after not having the use of it for a while this year. My design wall has a new home, too, and it has grown to fit the new larger space. It’s now half of a folded tablecloth, instead of a quarter! This used to be [...]
Featherweight Holiday (and Stash Report)
Posted in Quilts of Valor, Sewing machines, tagged Clydebank, Featherweight, Kilbowie Factory, Log Cabin blocks, Quilting, Quilts of Valor, Sewing, Singer 221K, vintage Singer sewing machine on August 30, 2009 | 6 Comments »
We had a lovely summer holiday visiting my husband’s family near London. I took my Singer 221K (Featherweight) with me to sew in the evenings while the others were watching TV, and I got a good start on a blue and white Log Cabin quilt to donate to Alycia for the Quilts of Valor project. [...]
Meet my Sylvia :-)
Posted in Sewing, Sewing machines, tagged Quilting and Sewing, Sewing, sewing machine, Singer 507, vintage sewing machine, vintage Singer sewing machine on May 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My “new” sewing machine, purchased on eBay, arrived today. I have named her Sylvia. She is a Singer 507, and she was made in 1975. She is very similar to the sewing machine I had in America before I moved to England. Sylvia came with a nicely-done instruction manual, which someone scanned from an original [...]
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