[/quote]All of that being said, I have a grand total of less than $2500 in all of my machines, and that includes my Pfaff 1200 quilting machine and frame. I rarely spend more than 30-40 bucks on a machine, and more often it's 15-20 bucks. ("Rarely" being the operative word there...it's been known to happen)

Now....let's talk! If you happen to trip over that Featherweight at a yard sale...buy it and send it to me, k? I'll pay you back!! :lol: ;)[/quote]

I agree! I have less than $2500 in all mine and same goes on the FW :) and I am the same age.

I never counted how many machines I have. Here goes...Viking Designer SE (embroidery, FMQing, my main machine), serger (bought used from a friend), singer treadle-inherited(tv sits on it's cabinet), 2 featherweights (1st-paid alot for, fixed up, 2)stumbled on another with a table and buttonholer at a great price, supposed to sell first one I bought, just haven't yet)I use my featherweight for classes, and all my piecing, a small babylock with fancy stitchs, I use only for classes when I need a zigzag machine. A 301 that was given to me by a friend's family after she passed away.(still need to clean it up before I can try it out) Yikes there is another old singer I bought to make a lamp out of. And one more old (small)singer I lent to a young friend who wants to learn to sew. Wow I own alot of machines(9)and didn't realize it.

Kat

I'm always looking at machines when I go out "junkin". Right now I have 9 machines. 3 Brothers, 1-1943 Domestic, 1-1932 National, 1-1990's Singer, 1-1970's from the Spiegle Catalog (my 1st machine my Mom bought me) 1-1947 FW, and 2-Sergers I have no idea how to use. I also have a Redeye coming from Ca. Funny thing is my Hubby has no idea how many machines I have. :thumbup: I think I need to stop.

I have 3 sewing machines and 2 sergers.

#1. CS-8150 Brother Embroidery machine
#2. XR-65T Brother Sewing machine
#3. 1034D Brother Serger
#4. 14SH654 Singer Serger (inheritance from grandmother)
#5. White Westinghouse-they do not even make it anymore.

The 5th machine is going to my sister-in-law in TN, as soon as I can afford to send it to her.

My two cents worth.

;);)debra;);)

My list just got smaller.
1)Last week I saw on FreeCycle someone in need of a sewing machine - gave her a Montgomery Wards Signature old mechanical w/ attachments & instructions (had been given to me recently by friend who got new machine)
2)Also gave away a Singer 3311 So Fro - given to me by employee @ drug store (did not know her - heard me talking about quilting w/ a friend) - went to quilter I met @ yard sale
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Remaining @ my home:
Singer 201-2
Singer 66 Red Eye 1922 treadle
Kenmore mechanical 1970's - my old workhorse
Serger
Babylock Quilter's Choice - won at LQS grand opening
Babylock 9 - small for travel
MIL's 1968 Singer Touch & Sew for 1 son - going to him soon
Mom's 1970 Singer in Art Deco cabinet
1960s New Home/Janome in cabinet, $20.00 @ Goodwill for DIL - going soon
1968 Singer Touch & Sew in cabinet $25.00 @ Thrift Store for daughter - going soon
Singer 1970s - giving it away to another friend
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So, had 13, 2 gone, 4 leaving soon, will have 7 remaining w/ total spent about $1000 over 30 years
BTW, for 30 years had only 1 machine & managed fine - now they seem to drop in w/out my looking or asking.
Do not have a Featherweight - maybe someday.

I only have six. I use three of them constantly.

Love my machines! we are krazy, but what a way to go!

Well, if you are counting all kinds of sewing machines, I have my new HV long arm quilting machine, 2 sergers, a blind hemmer, a HV Diamond, HV Topaz 30 that sits upstairs by my computer, a HV Designer SE, a HV D1, my mother's old Singer from 1936, a hand crank Singer, a couple other old Singers, a White Treadle, and a couple non-working no names, oh, and my neighbors old Kenmore, and another old machine given to me. And I forgot my DGD's machine is here that I occasionally use. So what is that, 15? And an old lady (87) I sew for may give me her old machine.

Well at the beginning of this year l had three machines two Bernina'a Janome and a Janome overlocker then l bought a Singer Treadle with that came four other Singers three 201k's a 99k so began my collection l know have 24 machines but l have stopped looking as l have no more room my last machine is a felter which l have yet to use and l have what we call a singer room with a tv and two easy chairs in it. Some of my machines are not vintage and when l have cleaned them up l find a new home for them.
Elsie Blight
Australia

If I count my collection of old machines, I cant count that high.
But I regularly use my old 1952 Necchi, Brother ULT2001, Singer 99 and Singer Featherweight, as well as my Nolting Pro 24 longarm .