I have been working on Pearly or a week now, using many of the ideas from the board. With a special "thank you" to Billy and all his advice----here is Pearly------I just want her time with me to be a good one.

She's looking much much better!!!

Wow you did a great job. But I have to admit I love the name "Pitiful Pearl"; makes me laugh every time. I realize she is no longer pitiful, but love the name (rofl).

She looks all shiny and pretty and ready to go......

Lovely!

Yes, she's been through a lot and derserves a good home. She looks great. Hope you have many happy years together.

Beautiful job - good on ya !!

great job!! She looks so great now.

She reminds me of Cinderella!!!!

Beautiful beautifying!

And here I thought you were talking about a doll! My older sister got a Pitiful Pearl doll for Christmas one year. She never let me play with it. :x

Anyhow, great job on the cleanup! What paint did you use?

Anyhow, great job on the cleanup! What paint did you use?[/quote]

Billy told about a paint stick he got at Hobby Lobby. I got it at Walmart and did several light coats with overnight dryiing between and the waxed the machine with car wax,

She's looking good.

:shock: You did a wonderful job :thumbup: She is ship shape now.

Such a Pretty Pearl now!!

So nice to find a diamond in the rough!

She's beautiful :)

What a change, she's so pretty. Not pitiful anymore!

Great job! She looks so much happier now!

You did a great job cleaning her up. Very pretty.

She is sure pretty.

Pearl looks fabulous! I hope she enjoyed her "spa treatments"!!!

Yes, Pearl looks good as new with her new paint job, but I have a question, does she work?

Absolutely! Once I got her cleaned up, oiled and greased---(and bobbin loose from rust)-she purrs......such a nice even straight stitch. I just love these machines.....

Wow you cleaned her up good!

oohhh she looks so much better.

We have a hen I named "Pitiful Pearl" because she has what looks to be a ruptured crop and it looks somewhat like a large goiter. She was always kind of shunned by the other hens and so was a loner. Funny thing is, she is now about five years old, still lays an egg about three times a week, ( she lays green eggs, so we know they are hers), and the rest of that original flock are all gone but one other.
I agree with Murphy and you did an awesome job making her respectable.

You did a great job with her!!! You are right, Billy is so helpful in restoring the Iron Ladies.

Texas Jan

What a beautiful job of restoring Pearl. She will be a good sewing friend!

she looks great to me.... enjoy!

Good job. Pearly looks happy now.

She's definitely not Pitiful anymore - you did a great job!!

What paint stick did you use? I have a FW that needs a few touchups on the base here and there where the paint has chipped off.

I also thought about the doll, Poor Pitiful Pearl. That kinda dates us, doesn't it??? Your Pitiful Pearl sure looks all dressed up, now. Good job!

Great job! From Pitiful Pearl to Pretty Pearl with just a little TLC!

Pearl is beautiful once again. Good job.

She's all purdy now! :)

wow 100% better! I give you lots a props you are very patient. i probably would have wanted to throw her out the window when trying to unravel the thread LOL

That's a big WOW! Wonderful!

You're probably too young to remember the Pitiful Pearl doll, I bet! But I've always loved the name.

I always wanted one of those dolls---I just loved her sad little face. So when I got this machine that's what I said she looked like when I pulled her out of the box!