Originally Posted by Kallen
I have one that was given to me!!! It's a 1951 Centennial. The dear quilter who gave it to me was 90+ and knew she was not going to be with us much longer (she had cancer). She asked me over one day and presented me with this wonderful gift. She told me to use it and enjoy it for as long as I could-hopefully a good 30+ years-and then to pass it on to someone else in our quilt guild. I feel so blessed. I've named her Rosie Jo--Our guild is the Roseville Quilt Guild and her name was JoAnn.
I love your story! I always say the vintage machines find you. So nice to see that a quilter passed it on to another quilter, from one warm hand into another.