Jim- new member
 

Hello,

I'm from Petaluma, California. I'm just getting started with sewing. An old White Dressmaster Rotary (Pine Cone) appeared at my house (via my mother-in-law) and was forgotten in the garage. I purchased a Singer 306w (Ugly Duckling) machine for my wife about 7 years ago. It was also forgotten in the garage; uncovered. I pulled them out and tried to get one of them working to do some Sunbrella projects for my boat. I couldn't get them to do it because I had it all wrong. I was told by numerous people the two machines were not up to the task. So I went and bought a set-up, working Pfaff130 (Ulf) and took a sewing class.

After hours of cleaning on the Ugly Duckling, and a light oiling of Pine Cone (already pristine), we now have three working machines. Ulf had been overhauled by the previous owner.

Now my daughter took a liking to Pine Cone and has already made a Christmas stocking, and expressed interest in making quilts; which brings me here.

On Christmas Eve, we had all three machines set up working at the kitchen table working on various projects. I finished a tiller cover for the boat and both kids made there own Christmas Stockings; really cool. My wife hates sewing so she cheered us on.

So hello from my family to you all, and I hope to share with you our successful projects.

Jim

we welcome you and your family! this is a great place to visit- find tutorials, lots of pictures, inspiration & helpful hints...we hope you become a regular and share pictures of your projects with us- we all love to see what others are working on- sometimes we find ourselves in a *slump* and seeing what someone else came up with sure helps! :)
my 2 sons & nephew all sew- and sure challenge me sometimes (force me out of my comfort zone)! :thumbup:

A big welcome from Leicestershire in the UK. Everyone is really welcoming and helpful on the forum so I'm sure you will enjoy it. Happy quilting! :)

Welcome Jim - lovely to see another man in our midst. You will find loads of info and variety on here.

Waving to you from Australia.

Hi Jim welcome from NE Ohio.

Hi Jim .....welcome from across the pond ..... Gloucestershire UK

Welcome from Ireland

Hello Jim, welcome from northern California! You will enjoy it here!

Welcome, so glad you joined us. I love your story and the names you've named your machines.

The names are appropriate especially for Singer. Poor machine needs a facelift. "Ulf" is the noise you make when you lift the Pfaff. Pine Cone for obvious green color of the Dressmaster machine. Thank you all for the hearty warm welcome. Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas and welcome James from New York

Hello and welcome from Dallas Tx. Nice to have you on board.

Welcome from Michigan!:)

Jim

Great job ~ getting the kids involved ~ maybe someday your wife will join in!! Welcome from Adrian, MI

Welcome from Minnesota and happy quilting :)

Welcome Jim. Sounds as if you are starting out right with vintage sewing machines. We would like to see pics of your sewing machines on the Vintage Machine thread. We are also great enablers there too!:thumbup:

Welcome from SC Texas. So happy you joined us. We lived in your town in the 60's for awhile and sure loved it.

:) welcome from se TX

Welcome to the group! I would live to see a picture of Pine Cone!

piney

Hi from Ohio!

Put pics up on the vintage thread of the trio and a vid of my daughter sewing on it. Cheers.

Welcome from Southern California.

Welcome from down Houston way....so glad to hear you are interested in quilting...this forum is such a delight..and by the way...it is also addictive....Yes you will see....

Thank you for the charming image of the 3 of you set up around the table with the "cheerleader" in the background. Lovely! Welcome - and please post pictures...

Welcome Jim from Jersey, wishing you and your children many happy quilting hours. May in Jersey

Hello Jim!
Welcome from Minnesota!
Happy New Year to you and your family!
"A family that sews together can make many, many quilts!" :)

Welcome from the heart of wine country in Napa, California. This is a great place to be!! Great to have a nearby neighbor!!

Hi Jim, Welcome to the QB from North Carolina :). Glad you could join us.

Beckie

Another welcome, this time from south east Ontario - enjoy the group here, always a helpful suggestion, encouragement, ideas a plenty and you couldn't ask for a better bunch to help with questions!

Hi Jim and family and welcome to the 'board. You will love it here, stop by often.

Welcome Jim from Missouri Star Quilt Company in Hamilton, Missouri. If you need any help please call us!

Welcome!! We lived in Peteluma in the '70s. It was a great little town and we loved the weather.

Sounds like you have a great grouping of machines -- it is great that your kids join you sewing.

Thanks you all. I gave the Singer to a friend at work who makes costumes for various events and I picked up a project Singer 99K with a hand crank. It'll be easier to control for us newbies once I get it cleaned up, repaired, and dialed in. There is a great quilt store in Petaluma and I picked up Marianne Fons and Liz Porter's book, "Quilters Complete Guide" to get the family started. I was setting up the Old White Rotary for my daughter last night and low and behold, when I lifted the machine to check the bobbin, the original green box of attachments appeared. It must have been hiding off to the side. Talk about a pleasant surprise...[ATTACH=CONFIG]385582[/ATTACH]

We have been here for 10 years. It is a nice place. We may move eventually to a bigger place with a bit of land, but it'll be in Petaluma. My wife is involved in the art community here. She is a painter. She paints and paints and paints. Did I mention that she paints?