A week away and I'm about twenty pages behind - my you are a chatty bunch!!
I love every minute of it too...
Originally Posted by
Crossstitcher
Steve, beware these old machines multiply. We started with one and now have over a 100. But who's counting. BTW welcome to the board. Very friendly and helpful people are on here.
WOW! I'm somewhere around 20 and I'm starting to think we may have to buy a larger home to house all these machines...because I am not parting with ANY.
Originally Posted by
Mizkaki
To those who don't hoard fabric.......this won't make any sense. To those who do hoard...no explanation is necessary.
Stumbled across this stash at my favorite thrift store. Over 20 yards of batiks for less than $1.50 a yard. SCORE!
Sure would like to see what the donor kept, since this is the cull.
Cathy [ATTACH=CONFIG]372655[/ATTACH]
GREAT score!! I am at the local thrift stores a couple of times a week and I never find these great deals on fabric!! You must beat me there...
My Mom recently went and found a buch of half yard cuts with old singer sewing machines on them...and was kind enough to share with me knowing how much I love them.
Originally Posted by
miriam
I cut my new stash into 180 6 inch squares so far. DD says the scraps would be overwhelming to Wilbur and Walter but DGD, Miss G. can have cut squares. I'm thinking of sending her 9 at a time... She has a little Spartan for piecing. Thrift stores some times have really good deals on fabric if you aren't too picky.
My scraps are seriously out of control. In the past I never wanted to cut them up because I use them a lot and didn't want to take a chance of cutting down a piece of fabric I might want for something else...but I have three very large totes chock full of them and I'm thinking I'm just going to cut them into 2.5" strips to make them easier to store. Apparently they breed like buttoholers...
Originally Posted by
MimiBug123
Welcome to the friendliest board on the 'net! No matter what your question, you will find someone on here who knows the right answer. Most of us are addicts who don't want to be cured. LOL! We have more than a few vintage machines and love them. You really can't have one or two! I've got a 1925 66 treadle, a 1907 27 treadle, and a 1951 15 electric, as well as an assortment of other things! I love and use them all for different things. DH always asks what I plan on doing with each one I bring home. He always gets the same answer--sew, of course. It is an addiction and we are all enablers. Enjoy your time here!
This really IS the friendliest board on the net. There so many really sharing and generous people here. Ask a question or need a part and you'll have many helpful friends ready and willing to help!