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June 2024 Colorado Sewing Machine Get-Together

While Colorado has had some rough weather, particularly Greeley which was hit with a hail storm and flash flooding yesterday, it hasn't been as bad as some of the other areas of the country. We do...
05-01-2024, 09:40 AM
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May 2024 Colorado Get-together

The month of April showers hit Denver heavy this year. It has broken into the top 20 wettest Aprils with a record of 3.28 inches of precipitation. Turns out that it is well above the average of...
04-10-2024, 09:07 AM
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April 2024 Colorado Sewing Machine Get-Together - Part 3

Leon

Leon has some good news to share and was able to get a few free machines.

I have retired. April 1 was my first day of freedom. I tried last years and didn't get away.

I had a bicycle...
04-10-2024, 09:03 AM
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April 2024 Colorado Sewing Machine Get-Together - Part 2

Courtney continued

Sorry All. I hit send too soon on the last post and hadn't included the last picture of the 115 with a handcrank.
Courtney

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Dianne

Dianne tells about a machine...
04-10-2024, 08:59 AM
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April 2023 Colorado Sewing Machine Get-Together - Part 1

We got a couple of snow storms in March one really heavy in places and with a lot of moisture. E Denver got 10 inches but with some areas of the foothills getting over 3 feet of snow - biggest...
02-28-2024, 08:50 AM
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March 2024 Colorado Get-together -Part 2

Courtney

Courtney gives us a report on replacement bobbin cases for the 221/301.

Modern Featherweight Bobbin Cases

I decided to test some of the modern inexpensive bobbin cases for the...
02-28-2024, 08:44 AM
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March 2024 Colorado Get-together -Part 1

February has had some record breaking weather. Boulder recorded its wettest winter day on record (since 1893) on the 3rd of February. Denver International Airport got 5.5 inches of snowfall on the...
01-31-2024, 10:22 AM
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February 2024 Colorado Get-together

Like the rest of the country, Denver was hit with some frigid weather in January. January 15th the high temperature was only 2 degrees F (-16.66667 C) which broke the record from 1930. January 16th...
01-03-2024, 08:47 AM
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January 2024 Colorado Get-together

Happy 2024 to one and all.

Denver's weather has been another roller coaster month. December 19th saw a high temperature of 67° which tied the record from 1917. We got snow Christmas Eve and then...
11-29-2023, 08:00 AM
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December 2023 - Colorado Sewing Machine Get-Together - Part 2

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While Courtney has been traveling, he was able to send a note.

Courtney
This report will have to be short as Connie and I are on the road. I do have some things you might...
11-29-2023, 07:56 AM
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December 2023 - Colorado Sewing Machine Get-Together - Part 1

Denver has had some roller coaster type weather. The Wednesday before Thanksgiving the high was 68° then it went down from there. It was 41° early Thanksgiving morning and didn't get back to 41°...
11-01-2023, 05:43 AM
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November 2023 - Colorado Sewing Machine Get-Together - Part 2

Courtney

Courtney shares what he has been up to with a couple of new acquisitions and some additional notes about the Stella he told us about last month.

Dear All,

Short Synopsis
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11-01-2023, 05:30 AM
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November 2023 - Colorado Sewing Machine Get-Together - Part 1

The weather sure has been strange this month with several highs above average and even breaking a record at 86 on the 20th. Then this past weekend the temperature didn't get above freezing for a...
10-04-2023, 06:47 AM
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October 2023 Colorado Sewing Machine Get-Together Part 2

Courtney

Courtney continued to tell of his travels.

The Stella arrived while my wife, daughter, and I were in England during the first two weeks of the month. I did not do much playing with...
10-04-2023, 06:42 AM
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Views: 106,862
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October 2023 Colorado Sewing Machine Get-Together Part 1

Well the leaves are starting to turn colors and some are starting to fall, so it must be fall. Denver had many 80 plus degree days the last week of September and into October.

This month we...
09-15-2023, 06:38 AM
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Views: 106,862
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Thank you, for your interest. We have only had...

Thank you, for your interest. We have only had two in person get-togethers since March of 2020. We have collected emails and pictures to post each month. If you are still interested, please PM...
08-30-2023, 08:57 AM
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Views: 106,862
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September 2023 Colorado Sewing Machine Get-Together - Part 2

Dianne

Dianne, who wasn't actively looking for another machine, tells of the one that has recently joined her herd.

The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in Golden, CO has a “garage sale” of donated...
08-30-2023, 08:46 AM
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Views: 106,862
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September 2023 Colorado Sewing Machine Get-Together

I have some sad news to share this month. John peacefully and unexpectedly passed away this month. As I have mentioned before John was the one that would collect the notes and pictures from the...
08-02-2023, 07:47 AM
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Views: 106,862
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August 2023 Colorado Sewing Machine Get-Together - Part 2

Courtney

Courtney tells us about an interesting machine that he got, as well as a workshop for Featherweights he is putting on in northern Colorado:

This month has been busy in a number of...
08-02-2023, 07:39 AM
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Views: 106,862
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August 2023 Colorado Sewing Machine Get-Together - Part 1

Late summer in Colorado has seen the disappearance of our unusually wet start to summer and has given way to the typically hot weather that one would expect, perhaps even unusually warm this year.
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06-28-2023, 06:58 AM
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Views: 106,862
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July 2023 Colorado Sewing Machine Get-Together

The month of June has brought Colorado an unusually wet season, breaking the previous record for moisture set in the 1880s. Denver hit the first official 90 degree high temperature on June 27. These...
05-31-2023, 06:35 AM
Replies: 372
Views: 106,862
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June 2023 Colorado Sewing Machine Get-Together

Colorado has seen a very temperate beginning of summer, with 80s being reached only a time or two. Earlier in the month we got four or five inches of rain lasting for several days. That is more than...
05-03-2023, 07:44 AM
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Views: 106,862
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May 2023 Colorado Sewing Machine Get-Together Part 2

Courtney

Courtney has been busy, as he tells us in his report this month.

This month has mostly been a trip back into time to the 1970s for me. I finished piecing and basting my "States of...
05-03-2023, 07:37 AM
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Views: 106,862
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May 2023 Colorado Sewing Machine Get-Together Part 1

Spring has fully arrived in Colorado. In Denver, overnights are 30s and 40s, with daytimes in the 60s and 70s. Very pleasant with everything blooming. Age brings a little more appreciation for...
03-29-2023, 06:33 AM
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Views: 106,862
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April 2023 Colorado Sewing Machine Get-Together - Part 2

Courtney

Courtney, who lives in northern Colorado, tells us about the machines that he has worked on over the last month. He sent us the following pictures and notes:

Dear All,

During our...
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