My wife was happily piecing quilt blocks on her Singer 301A yesterday evening, when the power suddenly went out (again). Our quarter of town was out due to equipment problems the city is currently experiencing; a continuation of the windstorm damage a little over a week ago.
It was about 6pm with plenty of daylight coming in through the window where the 1901 Singer 27K2 hand/treadle machine is setting, so she simply moved over to it and continued sewing with the treadle.
The 27K2 has its original foot on it (not a 1/4” foot), so she used a Post-it Note pad stuck to the bed as a seam guide.
The power was restored shortly after dark, and we had the oil lamps out, but hadn’t even gotten them lit yet, so she was able to go back to her regular routine on the 301A for the rest of the evening.
CD in Oklahoma