I Joined The Featherweight Club.....Picked Her Up This Morning.
 

I've waited a long time, four years to be exact, finally won one on ebay, I had all of my friends and relatives actively looking and searching for me, to no avail. Bid on several unsucessfully on ebay before. Last week was my lucky week. I have looked her up & over,she was made in 1941, oiled her and other than a few pins scratches, she's great cosmeticly(sp?) & she purrs like a kitten. Still working on thread tension,but all in all great experience.The seller on ebay made it a whole lot easier. YEAH ME!I am so excited.Can't wait to piece a quilt on her. I posted over on the vintage thread also, can you tell I'm a proud momma.lol.

Congrats!! Someday I hope to join the club!

It is a beautiful and shiny machine. Love those f/w's. Almost the year I was born.

Congrats! They are fun little machines. I get lots of comments when I pull mine out of my camper, plug it into my outside outlet and sit on the picnic table piecing a quilt of making other small projects. It stays in the camper all summer then into my sewing room for the winter. Mine is a 1943 221 Featherweight my DH got me a few years ago for our anniversary. I've only taken 1 sewing class but it went with me. I took a Featherweight class also to learn how to clean and maintain my little gem. Worth the money if you get a chance to go to one. Enjoy!

Pretty! I love my FW and my 301!

Pretty machine and it looks like you got all the goodies to play with too! Congratulations.

Pat

That's beautiful! Been looking on ebay too. Maybe one of these days....lol

Glad to hear!!! They are so much fun. Enjoy!

OMG! We used to go to the Fla. Keys at Thanksgiving, and stayed at a wonderful Mom and Pops motel (It was so fantastic ---and a near thing-of the -past). I specifically asked the owner for a room where I could sew, as I took my machine. What's a vacation for????? The image you have described--camping and sewing.....I'm jealous!!!! That is the MOST WONDERFUL IMAGE. Good for you. You are Blessed!



(This response goes with the person CAMPING!!!)

Looks great glad you have a great sewing machine, I have one I received from my mil.\
You are better than me you oiled your machine, I took it to dealer and had it cleaned, I need
to learn how to service and oil my machine.

Welcome to the club and enjoy yr new machine

Lucky you! And you got all the attachments, too. What a find!

Congratulations. Looks like a beauty. Thanks for sharing.

So happy for you..I am still in search of one...crafty_linda_b

Congratulations. Welcome to the club, she is a beauty. :)

OH I should change my font to green I am so envious...I want one so bad..have several people watching different places for me too...CONGRATS

Oh how wonderful... Enjoy using this great machine - it is beautiful.

Sue

Welcome to the club! You'll wonder how you ever got along without her :-)

YEAH!!! I just got one, too! Mine is still in transit...I wanted a 1941 (same vintage as me) but mine is 1936.

She's a beauty with all her shiney attachments. Nice find.

Great looking machine. I have my grandmother's featherweight somewhere. Think I will get it out and use it.

Congratulations, she is a beauty!!

So happy for you! Now to do the Happy dance!!

She's a real beauty! Congratulations on a great find!

She's a beauty! And all those attachments! You're in for some very enjoyable sewing.

Wow, she's a beauty and looks like in mint condition! You are blessed...

Congratulations. I just won one two. Looks like you have 3 zipper feet. I can't wait to get mine.
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Oh, you're going to love your FW as much as I do mine (she's Mary Ruth, 1955). Yesterday I was at the Houston Quilt Show (my first time, what an event!) and there was one booth with FW parts and accessories. I got a new foot pedal and a very nice seam guide that screws into the open holes on the machine bed. Also, a couple there had made some beautiful tables for FW's. When closed they looked like lovely antique tables. Just out of my price range!

I LOVE my little beauty! She is so quiet and sews the perfect straight stitch! SHe is great to take to class. I put her in her case and then into a a nice tool tote bag my hubby gave me so I don't put any stress on her case handle. It is in perfect shape and I wanna keep her that way!

Congratulations. You will love her! Can't wait to see your first quilt made with her.