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nana2makm 09-06-2011 05:57 AM

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this 1910 Red Eye belonged to my grandfather's sister. It was very rusty and filthy dirty soooooo......

before
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during
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after
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bebe 09-06-2011 05:58 AM

nice job!!!
good memories :D :D

orangeroom 09-06-2011 05:59 AM

Hard work pays off, doesn't it! Nice job!

annthreecats 09-06-2011 06:00 AM

Wow, she's a beauty. Great job cleaning her up.

ChrisB 09-06-2011 06:01 AM

What a change! Looks great.

nana2makm 09-06-2011 06:07 AM

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Hubby didn't want me to put cleaned machine back in filthy cabinet so WE spent Labor day working on it.

didn't even know there was gold under all that black dirt!
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erstan947 09-06-2011 06:21 AM

Beautiful:)

Thusnelda 09-06-2011 06:21 AM

Wow, definitely worth all the work you put into cleaning and restauring this.

Murphy 09-06-2011 06:27 AM

Hi and welcome to the board from Iowa. What a great job you did on bringing this lovely machine back to life. Thank you for sharing.

SWChick 09-06-2011 06:31 AM

Loveb it.

blueangel 09-06-2011 07:00 AM

Beautiful

luvstitches 09-06-2011 07:13 AM

Very nice machine!!! You did a great job restoring it.

ILove2quilt 09-06-2011 07:14 AM

WOW what a great job you did. I bet you put a lot of hard work into it and glad you had a helper.

Mariposa 09-06-2011 07:15 AM

Wow! Great job on cleaning up that beautiful machine! Neat to see one all shiny and ready to sew! Have you named her yet-?

sew_lulu 09-06-2011 07:17 AM

Wow.... beautiful! Great job! It's sooo worth it.

tealfalcon 09-06-2011 07:32 AM

wow she looks amazing now....great job on bringing her back to life

Grammy o'5 09-06-2011 07:49 AM

Oh wow! Great restoration! She's beautiful! :thumbup:

frauhahn 09-06-2011 07:49 AM

Soo worth your effort!!!

katieranch 09-06-2011 07:50 AM

Beautiful!

Willa 09-06-2011 07:52 AM

Wow she sure looked sad in that first picture. Looks like shes coming along and is going to shine when you're finished putting her back together.

AngieS 09-06-2011 07:58 AM

Beautiful!

nana2makm 09-06-2011 08:18 AM

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My hubby helped only on the cabinet, and he couldn't beleive that I would ever get her back together, but as you can see....I can even make her sew. I guess I will name her Audrey as that was my grandpa's sisters' name. So meet Audrey

lyndaloo 09-06-2011 08:20 AM

What a terrific job you did--you and your hubby. She's "new" again. Beautiful machine!

sammygirlqt 09-06-2011 08:33 AM

Wow, that is incredible. I bet you can't quit looking at it in all it's glory and she (name) is beaming with pride. Great job.

BLAP 09-06-2011 08:45 AM

beautiful job

AUQuilter 09-06-2011 08:56 AM

Great job on spiffing her up!

tedytrser 09-06-2011 08:57 AM

Very Nice!!!

fluffygirl 09-06-2011 09:34 AM

Audrey is beautiful! You did such a great job-she looks good as new. That is a machine that is on my wish list-66 redeye.

Pat

quiltsRfun 09-06-2011 10:13 AM

WOW! Looks like it was lots of work but well worth it.

babyboomerquilter 09-06-2011 10:14 AM

WOW! Beautiful Machine!

psychonurse 09-06-2011 10:18 AM

This is beautiful now. What love can do. Great heirloom
to hold on to.
Thanks for sharing the pics.

Painiacs 09-06-2011 10:57 AM

Wow! Great job!

Jan T 09-06-2011 11:08 AM

Congratulations. Your new friend will sew a beautiful seam for you. Listen to how quiet she runs. Beautifully done.

wuv2quilt 09-06-2011 12:56 PM

WOW!!!! I'm speechless...WOW!!!

pscott392 09-07-2011 03:01 AM

Nice job. Gotta get in gear and get mine all cleaned up. Cabinet top is being done by a friend.

Yooper32 09-07-2011 04:57 AM

Congratulations on a beautiful bit of hard work and just look at the results!

michelehuston 09-07-2011 05:03 AM

great cleanup job!!!

Joyce R 09-07-2011 05:22 AM

Great job! Did you use the kerosene? I have a 1924 White Brand that I need to tackle.

redpurselady 09-07-2011 05:46 AM

Audrey is just beautiful. What an awesome job you and your hubby did on her.

Tweety2911 09-07-2011 06:00 AM

When I saw the first picture I thought, ewwwww. You both have done an amazing job in cleaning it up! A true beauty:-)


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