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Old 01-21-2011, 07:26 PM
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My 6th grade sewing teacher would tell us that sewing with a machine is a lot like driving a car. There's the gas pedal, you steer with your hands, etc... She even made us take a test to get our "driver's" (sewing) license before we were allowed to make projects on the machines.

So now I'm wondering if my sewing machine were a car, what kind of car would it be? Something fancy and fast? Something big and strong? A muscle car? Something cutting edge or a classic?

Well, my Singer Diana I believe is from 1973. She still runs great without question, but is not fancy at all. It's just dependable and simple. One of those cars that get you from point A to point B.

So, what kind of machine do you drive?
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Old 01-21-2011, 07:33 PM
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I have a indy stock car! zero to 60 in 2 seconds!
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Old 01-21-2011, 07:39 PM
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To celebrate my last child graduation from college I bought a Cadallic (much cheaper then college) for myself. I don't want to drive anything else from now on except a nice luxury car but my machines are vintage Singers and a compact lightweight Janome for travel so I guess they would be Model A's and a Volkswagen.
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Old 01-21-2011, 07:42 PM
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I've got a Rolls Royce, a Saturn and a Dodge Dart. :>
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Old 01-21-2011, 07:59 PM
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I drive a 2011 GMC pickup with all the frills you can get. Drives like a cadillac but I drive a singer 66-1 treadle for working on quilts. The machine was made in 1916. Glenn
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I've got an old reliable VW Bug (198X Kenmore), a Land Rover (H-Viking - they go through everything!), and a sexy but finicky Italian sports car (Janome MC6500).

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Old 01-21-2011, 08:22 PM
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An Oldsmobile - work horse reliable Singer.
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Old 01-21-2011, 08:32 PM
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oh my this is fun!
I have the trusty reliable Oldsmobile(Bernina 830 REcord),
the sleek, modern and fun Alpha Romeo(Elna quilter's dream)
the sporty, yet reliable and versatile Suburu forester (Janome gem silver) and many more classics!
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mine would have to be a race car janome
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Old 01-21-2011, 08:38 PM
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Pat says the Babylock would be a luxury sedan like a Lexus. The Pfaff is more like an older Audi.
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