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cmw0829 12-11-2011 06:04 PM

I don't name my machines but my husband calls my Babylock Ellisimo Goldilocks.

Mariposa 12-11-2011 06:08 PM

My Pfaff is Gracie, my Featherweight is Bella, my 301 is Sofia, and my HQ16 is Hannah~

Rose L 12-11-2011 06:36 PM

I have my "House" Janome and my "RV" Janome. I usually call my LA a naughty word!!

Kim Bohannon 12-11-2011 06:38 PM

I named my van "turtle" because it reminds me of a box turtle... but I haven't named any of my sewing machines yet

bigbrownowl 12-12-2011 01:30 AM

Of course I name machines, and cars. Doesn't everyone?
Bernina = Bernie the Bolt (You have to be of a certain age and from the UK to remember this - Bob Monkhouse... up a bit... left a bit... fire!).
Husqvarna Viking (a new to me machine) = Vera (kids named this one)
My mums old Harris machine = Harry (original!)
My granny's hand crank Frister and Rossman = Fraulein Fru-Fru (I have NO idea where this one came from...).

Cars: My son has a classic car - Wolseley 1500 in White: he calls it Snow White! My daughter is buying an old VW Beetle called Billy (previous owners called it that). My own Morris Minor is called Daisy.

My husband thinks we are certifiable. He is probably right.

mltquilt 12-12-2011 05:36 AM

Not much into naming inanimate objects but did end up naming my 830 Bertha. We also named the pool vacumn thing that runs around the bottom of the pool Goofy because before we learned to regulate it there were some really goofy things it would do if water pressure was too high.

mltquilt

Rose Marie 12-12-2011 06:31 AM

I still have fond memories of my daughters car Buford. He was a very beat up Datsun with rusted out holes in the floorboards. He ran forever.
He always passed emissions but I think they just felt sorry for my daughter.
I dont name my machines except when Im mad at them.

soccertxi 12-12-2011 06:38 AM

Only machine I have named is my Gammill long arm. She is Lucy...as in 'righty tighty, lefty loosey"> I had to adjust her tensions to suit me when I got her , gently used. I said that OVER and OVER and OVER...till the name stuck. She and I are great friends...NOW! lolol

Cinjossar 12-14-2011 05:53 PM

I don't name my machines, yet anyway. My mom named my chev. venture minivan... Jesse. We live in MN and it was named for Jesse Ventura, our one-time governor.

deedum 12-14-2011 06:19 PM

YOur not alone-My have names just comes natural:

Big Mama, Babe, Esther & Opal (their twins)
then there is Matilda, Annabella,Sylvie and Sweet Pea
that is my machines. Oh, and I almost forgot poor old "Tank"
Dottie the Bug, is my suv, Big Red is the truck.


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