Janet, many of us here seem to collect featherweights (I have 3!) because they are the best little gals to work on. They are also known in sewing circles where I grew up in Brooklyn, NY as Eleven Pound Portables. Some quilters here have been lucky enough to stroll into a 2nd hand store and find one for as little as a $10 bill, while others have been waiting for that stroke of luck because too many Greedy Gus's out there have priced them into the several hundreds. Persistence and patience will pay off - stay alert and look for that little black box with the metal snaps on the front - Lady Luck might be waiting for you just around the next corner!
Originally Posted by janetks
I feel silly asking this, but what is a 'featherweight'? I have deduced that it is a type of sewing machine, but please explain the value of it in quilting.