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dumpster diving - was it a Featherweight?

Old 04-12-2010, 10:57 AM
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Awesome find! Ironically that is just where my hubby found my first featherweight...at the transfer station waiting to be crushed! I had just become interested in quilting and had mentioned that it was the ultimate dream machine of quilters. He saw the case perched on the brink of extinction, peeked in and saw it...brought it home soooo pleased with himself. Gotta love the man!
How do you explain it to DH??? Guess it depend on what makes his heart go pitter pat. ;-)

Can't wait to see pics of your new rescue baby. How exciting!

What a great guy! If he finds another can I have it?
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Old 04-12-2010, 05:31 PM
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Sweet, I have yet to find a sewing machine in the trash (notorious gleaner) but I have scored a few sewing machine cabinets and sold them and bought machines with the money. And I found 2 full rolls of upholstery material had to be 25 or so yards on them each, and designer fabric! My neighborhood throws away good stuff!

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Old 04-12-2010, 05:35 PM
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Sweet, I have yet to find a sewing machine in the trash (notorious gleaner) but I have scored a few sewing machine cabinets and sold them and bought machines with the money. And I found 2 full rolls of upholstery material had to be 25 or so yards on them each, and designer fabric! My neighborhood throws away good stuff!

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Wow! You are a star at recycling! :thumbup:
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Old 04-12-2010, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by nursie76
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Sweet, I have yet to find a sewing machine in the trash (notorious gleaner) but I have scored a few sewing machine cabinets and sold them and bought machines with the money. And I found 2 full rolls of upholstery material had to be 25 or so yards on them each, and designer fabric! My neighborhood throws away good stuff!

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Wow! You are a star at recycling! :thumbup:
No Brittany is that, you should see the stuff that kid has brought over for the "Green Quilting " business.

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Old 04-12-2010, 05:55 PM
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Would love to find something like that in a dumpster.
You are so lucky
Looking forward to seeing pictures.
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Old 04-12-2010, 08:03 PM
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I believe you can get on the Singer site and enter the model number and find out what you have.I don't have the web address but I'll bet someone on this site will have it.
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Old 04-12-2010, 08:11 PM
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Here is the Singer Site :
http://www.singerco.com/support/serial_numbers.html
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Old 04-12-2010, 09:11 PM
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Tell your hubby it's like finding a '57 chevy parked alongside the road with only a little superficial rust.. and a couple of tears in the upholstery and a something minor wrong with the engine.. then finding a note saying.. keys are in her.. if you can get her running she's yours. He'll understand then.
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Picture?
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Originally Posted by Tippy
Tell your hubby it's like finding a '57 chevy parked alongside the road with only a little superficial rust.. and a couple of tears in the upholstery and a something minor wrong with the engine.. then finding a note saying.. keys are in her.. if you can get her running she's yours. He'll understand then.
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