Beautiful, I love piecing on Vintage machines too.

I love those colors!

Muv, I just watched your three vids. Your voice is totally charming! as a drawling midwesterner in USA, I just love your precise clipped syllables.

Adorable machines, too! There is a shiny plate on the singer, and we see (farve, I presume) get up, let you pass between him & the camera when you move from the left of the machine to the right and back again. (emphasizing your comment on small houses).

My house was built in 1911 and is 925 sq feet. When I see pics of quilts spread out on big open floors, I just look around & scratch my head. Exactly like you said, where do I put the furniture while I do that? LOL!!!

Oh, and beautiful quilt!!!

I always wondered about sewing on a handcrank, as it takes both hands to manage feeding fabric into my 1950's singer. (not in a cabinet).

But, as I watched you manipulate the flywheels on both machines, I noticed there is a difference. As they are not electric, and also heavy, the machine just sits there, you dont have the fibration one has with the electrics, so managing the fabric onehanded looks like it would be more do-able.

I hope you post a pic of sewing in action. :-D

Hello Quiltmouse, so glad you enjoyed the videos. I can't wait to tell Farve that you spotted him in the reflection. What makes me laugh is being able to see his glasses case in his shirt pocket, and also when he starts using his hand to tell me to hurry up - he should be glad I took it slowly and didn't kick the tripod.

Yes, the great beauty of the old hand machines is their weight. They don't start sliding around the table, which is the risk with a light modern machine.

At the moment I'm making a quilt top on a treadle. For me it feels strange to have two hands free, but I'm learning to put my right hand to good use rather than just wave it around looking for the handle.

Have a look at my German treadle on the thread Vintage Sewing Machine Shop Photos (page 8). Also you can see the back of a large curtain. I made that curtain on the Frister and Rossmann hand machine which is shown on page 6. The material was really heavy, but the machine is really solid and didn't budge an inch.

If you can get hold of a hand machine, just have a go! I've taught a little girl of 8 how to use an old hand machine. Watching a child happily using a machine made in 1893 is a delightful experience!

I think it's a beautiful quilt!! Those old Singers just never give up!

Muv that is a gorgeous German in the photos section!!!

Billy

Beautiful! I love the colors and the quilting! Great job :thumbup:

How awesome is that!!

I had an idea you'd like it.

Have you seen the little quiz on the thread Mystery Vintage Machine? It's worth it for the beer.

I went to a gathering here in Northern CA, Gold County Mini TOGA, and the host had so many hand machines. There are folks here that have them and use some of them.