WOW! The memories are really something! I lost my Mom 15 years ago. I remember her teaching me to sew (as well as the home ec classes I took) Mom's first machine was a treadle, but with three girls to sew for, as well as her mother and my dad's mother, well, she stayed very busy, not just sewing but taking care of five children. Mom eventually had the treadle machine motorized, but it was completely lost when our house burned. My mother made my wedding dress -- lace over satin, and about a hundred of those tiny little satin-covered buttons down the back! I bought the material and Mom made my dress, maid of honor's dress, bridesmaid's dress, my grandmother's dress and her own dress for the wedding (all in about 3 weeks) I did help cover the buttons! I stumbled onto a Featherweight (or my son did) a couple of years ago. It's in excellent condition (a white one) and I really love it for piecing! Thanks for the memories!
Jeanette Frantz