I too have a featherweight and was lucky enough to get it for free:)I cleaned and seviced mine on my own....was full of wool! Here are some sites for those that might want to know...
go to: http://www.singer-featherweight.com/

go to: http://quilting.about.com/od/essenti...eight-Gallery/

go to: http://www.planetpatchwork.com/fweight.htm all good sites:)Some of the others I had marked are now gone for some reason. Yes, I do use mine to take to a quilt group get-together since it is so light and I put it easily in my kid's scrapbook bag on wheels to take:)Great machine to piece on and last week I bought myself a treadle machine...just in case the electricity goes out:)Which it does in the winter here! But, won't be taking that to any classes:)Skeat

I have one named Amelia! :) I LOVE her....sews beautifully, and I don't have a 1/4" foot for her....he throat plate has the 1/4" line on it, and I've always used that. She sews like a dream.....I also have a 'spare' one that I haven't yet bonded with, but I would get ride of them for anything! I gave one to my daughter this past Christmas...she now LOVES it as well...she cried when she opened it! Too precious!

I have one and use it all the time!!! I love my baby!

I have one with the original case. Love it

I have my mother's featherweight, made in 1938,which she bought used in 1944 as a war bride. I use it consistently for piecing. There's no better straight stitch machine. Keep it oiled, brush out the lint, and follow the basic care instructions. If you live near Kalamazoo, MI, you can take a class on the care and maintenance of your machine from owner Steve. They also carry spare parts at the shop.

Hi KathyK. I am near Kalamazoo,Mi. What is the name of the shop? Do they have a website?
Linda/Mi

Quilts Plus....it's in the strip mall at West Main and Drake. If you're going east on WestMain (going into town) turn left at the light onto Drake and then into the driveway on right. Near Wild Birds Unlimited store. Steve can fix anything on a Featherweight, and he's honest and reasonable prices.
it's also just a great shop !!

My birthday present to myself last October was a Featherweight 221. I stalked craigslist and landed one for $200. Her name is Emma Rose and she was born in 1938. I love her so! My mother says that Singer made the Featherwieght specifically so that the common housewife could easily maintain them.

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I'm the very proud mother of 9 Featherweights. They're addictive. I got my first one about 8 years ago. My husband got interested in learning how they worked and subsequently became the local expert. We buy them whenever we travel. 'Usually in the most unsuspecting places. However, we buy only the ones that are in pristine condition. I use my original one all the time. It sits on my sewing table right alongside my Bernina. The stitch is perfect, straight and strong. I love to use it for piecing. When I teach, I take it along because of its light weight. You can't go wrong with a featherweight.
(note) We never buy from the internet, since we like to inspect and try out each one in advance.
K

I have a guy in southern Missouri who will clean and service my FW for $25.00 while I shop the store. He has a little museum there with one of each model FW made except one, he says. He has a toy crank model also! What a fun place to stop in Mountain View, MO.