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Snooze2978 09-16-2015 05:18 AM

I only have 2 sewing machines, an old Viking D1 (2000) and a Babylock Ellegante (2007). My quilt machine would just have to burn up with the house as I couldn't lift it if I wanted to. My old Viking would come with me. And now that I find out I won't have to replace the screen computer I'm even more likely to take it with me. Love that old machine for piecing and regular sewing. Haven't used the embroidery part of it in years.

Lyncat 09-16-2015 05:18 AM

I'd grab my featherweight because I could easily replace the other ones.

Onebyone 09-16-2015 05:37 AM


Originally Posted by Lyncat (Post 7318776)
I'd grab my featherweight because I could easily replace the other ones.

Yep, my FW. I would replace all my other machines with newer models.

Wanabee Quiltin 09-16-2015 06:08 AM

No problem here, my Bernina !

AZ Jane 09-16-2015 06:14 AM


Originally Posted by Geri B (Post 7318296)
...purse and pets...everything else I own is replaceable or I really don't need it.....

Purse, pets, picture, laptop ( I have scammed "most" of the old family pictures onto my laptop. Goodness, my family loves to take pictures of trees and scenery. Wish I could figure out where they were taken LOL, Mostly I have scanned faces. Years ago, I made my Mom sit and mark on the back of who was in the picture, otherwise I would never know. I am slowly adding the old pictures to ancestry.com

Onebyone 09-16-2015 06:46 AM

I uploaded a copy of every picture to a cloud storage. The family can download and or have printed copies of any they want whenever they want. I'm not sentimental so nothing in my home that could be destroyed won't me feel worse about the loss. I gave my DDs all the grandmothers thing I saved for them. Each child already have the items that are sentimental to them from my home. Funny what they chose first. My DD wanted an old casserole dish, said it reminded her of when I made mac and cheese and she wanted to make her mac and cheese in it for her kids. My youngest DD chose an oil painting I have had on the wall in every house we have lived in. She doesn't like it but it reminds her of home. LOL

Tothill 09-16-2015 07:13 AM

A different way of thinking about this.

About 10 years ago xh was looking at a job opportunity that would have entailed our moving overseas. As I looked around the house which was and still is fairly cluttered, I realized that I would only bring two things (other than kids, pets and clothes), a cookie tin my Granny gave me that has belonged to her mother and a cabbage vase, that has belonged to my other grandmother. Sewing related, I would also grab Granny's scissors.

But in the spirit of this post, I would grab my Janome 11000. I love the needle threader, the thread snip function, being able to move the needle to the right or left as needed for a project. I would not rush to grab the embroidery supplies.

Chasing Hawk 09-16-2015 08:42 AM

Probably none of them. Our house and contents are insured and photos of everything are in a safe.
We have had to "evacuate" once since living here in Oregon. If a fire is nearby we plan ahead just in case. Everything is within reach to load up. My Dad was a fireman and instilled the "be prepared" motto in all of us. We pack clothes, two trunks with important papers and photos, the safe. Two trucks get loaded up with the dogs, guns/ammo and the fore mentioned things.

crafty pat 09-16-2015 09:30 AM

Prayers for all that have lost everything in the fires and those in the path of them. If I had time after saving Papers, photos, clothing, food and water I would try to save my 401A.

misseva 09-16-2015 09:34 AM

I'd take my Featherweight that my daughter gave me. It's from 1936. I have been known to take it to her house & put it in a gun safe during tornado weather. I could replace any of my other modern machines.


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