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tmg 06-14-2010 02:20 AM

Have fun with the sewing machine

mygirl66 06-14-2010 03:09 AM

Wow, did you get lucky, or what?!

nwm50 06-14-2010 05:42 AM

I love road trip & wish i could afford to go hiway shopping or just road tripping to see all these yard sales! Great job on your finding , let us know how she sews when you get it done.

skavanau 06-14-2010 06:09 AM

Wow what a find. I wish I was close enough to go to that yard sale. Good Luck!!!!

Ilovemydogs 06-14-2010 09:57 AM

Lucky you! What a beautiful quilt.

adrianlee 06-14-2010 11:09 AM

Wow! Great yard sale! So neat when you find a treasure.

schwanton 06-14-2010 11:12 AM


Originally Posted by MissM
DH and I decided to go out on the highway 70 yard sale today, even though it is the last day of the 3-day sale. This is a yard sale that runs all the way from Memphis to Nashville all along highway 70. Well I am so happy I went, the first place we stopped was an estate sale, rather than a yard sale, and they had almost nothing left but just a few odds and ends in the yard, but then I saw a sign that said furniture in the house. Well, the last thing I need is furniture, but I found my self saying can I go in and look around? Guess what I found......it's not a feather weight, but it is a vintage Singer model 66-18. I got it in the cabinet for $15 and it runs too! Now DH and I have the project of getting it cleaned up and making sure everything is in tip top shape. Oh yeah I also found a vintage quilt top for $3.00. I take pictures tomorrow and post. :-D :-D :-D


I found a Singer 66 in a cabinet at an estate sale last month (not a godzilla). I plan on cleaning mine with Billy's tutorial. Look under tutorials - how to disassemble, clean, repair vintage singer machines. It is an awesome tutorial! Good luck.

AlisaQuilts 06-14-2010 11:52 AM

Awesome!!!!!!

Originally Posted by MissM

Originally Posted by MissM
DH and I decided to go out on the highway 70 yard sale today, even though it is the last day of the 3-day sale. This is a yard sale that runs all the way from Memphis to Nashville all along highway 70. Well I am so happy I went, the first place we stopped was an estate sale, rather than a yard sale, and they had almost nothing left but just a few odds and ends in the yard, but then I saw a sign that said furniture in the house. Well, the last thing I need is furniture, but I found my self saying can I go in and look around? Guess what I found......it's not a feather weight, but it is a vintage Singer model 66-18. I got it in the cabinet for $15 and it runs too! Now DH and I have the project of getting it cleaned up and making sure everything is in tip top shape. Oh yeah I also found a vintage quilt top for $3.00. I take pictures tomorrow and post. :-D :-D :-D

Here is the update folks. I believe what I bought was a Godzilla. It is model number 66-18 and serial number AL039395 so from what I can find it is a heavy duty machine produce around 1950. It did come with the manual, one pressure foot, the foot pedal, and some bobbins. The quilt top is in pretty good shape two small holes, and I did find one spot where a seam is coming apart. Other than that it all seems to be intact.


:P :P :P :P :P


Luckynumber7 06-14-2010 11:56 AM

Congrats on your amazing find!

PJO 06-14-2010 12:44 PM

Wow! What a find!!


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