My nieces, ages 6 and 9, ask me to make them things sometimes and they love to brag about the things I've made them. They show interest in learning to sew, unlike my own daughter. So when their mom told me she had her grandmother's sewing machine tucked away in it's cabinet in a closet (she had never opened it to see the actual machine) I told her she should get it out and we can clean it up and get it running for the girls. She finally got it out today and sent me a picture. It's a beautiful Singer red eye treadle! I was so excited. I told her we might want to convert it temporarily into a hand crank until the girls are older. I have no idea about the condition of it but it doesn't appear to be too bad. Here she is:
