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Old 06-18-2011, 06:06 AM
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Yesterday I took a break from work to go to an estate sale. The ad said to bring gloves and a flashlight. How could I refuse? BUT they listed sewing machines as some of the items. I have 3. A new, cheaper Janome, and two Singer 301's. I show up and see a beautiful Singer 503. The Rocketeer. I have always loved that machine, but I knew before I went that I wasn't going to buy any machine. Then I found 2 boxes of vintage/retro patterns. They wanted $1.00 for BOTH BOXES. I sorted and counted them last night and there were 138 patterns. At the bottom of one of the boxes I found some of our county fair ribbons. I realized that we can't lose this art of sewing clothes or quilting. It may be cheaper to purchase, but somehow I feel that as we step away from the creation process, we (I) step away from where I came from. Those ribbon are precious. The reward of her hard work.

Back to the machine. I took a picture of the machine. I show it to two of my coworkers. They both appreciate stuff like that. I came back from lunch to find that Singer 503 on my desk!!!! They got the sewing machine for me from the estate sale while I was at lunch!!!! It runs great. I was a happy girl.

The sewing machine was $25.00.
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Old 06-18-2011, 06:08 AM
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She's pretty! What sweet coworkers :D:D:D
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Wow! What cool co-workers! Congrats on your new Rockateer! She's beautiful!
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I will need to figure out a worthy Thank You gift. Any ideas?
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Old 06-18-2011, 06:27 AM
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Wow. What a neat purchase!
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What wonderful coworkers !! The machine looks great. A gift ? Something made on the "new" machine - mug rugs for instance. Enjoy your new baby.
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What an awesome thing for those co-workers to do.
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what nice friends.... :thumbup:
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Speaks volumes as to the type of person YOU are! Great to have such wonderful co-workers!
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That is awesome!!! You have wonderful co-workers.
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