peggymunday

I have an amusing story as to how I'm sewing everyday on a Brother Pacesetter 1250. I had lost 3 great machines to a burglary - a Pfaff 1475CD with all the extras (I never got to even use it, it needed servicing since it was froze up), a Singer Ingenuity that I used regularly, and a Simplicity serger. I guess my angel was watching out for me and directed me to a yard sale with a sewing machine sitting in the middle of all the offerings. I saw the case and thought, "I could use a good sewing machine case for when I get another sewing machine", but when I opened it there was a sewing machine inside. It was the Brother...hmmm, never been a big fan, I'd always used Singers. But, what the hey..I asked "How much?" I was shocked when she said $10! Well, this deserves another look. It looked almost new! Upon further examination, it was missing the foot pedal/power cord and the cover for the bobbin compartment. I had no idea how much the cord would cost, but knew they could be expensive, and no way to really check this thing out. So, being me, I asked "Would you take $5?" I mean what did I have to lose? lol And she said YES! The reason I say this was my angel was that I was going through a divorce and money was tight. When I called my local repair shop, he told me that he should have another power cord in a bin for cheap, probably around $10. I went in with the machine and he disappeared into the back with it. When he came back out, machine and cord in hand, he said "I have a power cord, but I can't charge you for it. It's been spliced, and perfectly safe, but I don't feel right charging you for it." I wound up spending $6 for a bobbin cover/plate and another $4 for some bobbins. So for $11 plus the cost of bobbins, I had a new machine. And it works great! I'll never say anything bad about a Brother sewing machine again (come on you Singer fans, you know you have, lol) Thank you angels, for this one and the subsequent 12 other machines I've collected since then (most in varying states of repair) I've learned how to set the time from this machine (which I've thrown out a couple of times, my fault) and hope to learn how to completely fix all of my machines. It's amazing what necessity will teach you! Love your machine, whatever its' brand might be...