Hi All,
I am new to the list and I am the lucky owner of two Featherweights. Yes, I use them both and they both sew the best straight seam ever.
I have a wonderful story about #1 Featherweight. After WWII my Mom was expecting me. My parents lived in Washington DC, my maternal Grandmother in Indiana. At that time, if you wanted to purchase goods that were not being made during the war (cars, machines etc.) you had to put your name on a list. My Mom and Grandmother both put their names on the list for a sewing machine for Mom. Grandma's name came up first. She purchased the Featherweight (I don't know if they had a choice) and quickly boarded the train to Washington DC to bring my Mom the sewing machine. Since my Dad was still in the military, the machine traveled with us every place we went including Germany and France.
While on vacation in Switzerland, we visited a sewing store and Mom fell in love with an Elna that did many zig zag stitches. Dad told her he didn't have enough money left to buy it, but I spied the American Express office across the street. The new Elna was purchased and when it was time to come on board ship the new Elna came as part of our carry-on baggage. The poor little Featherweight had to come home with our household goods.
When I was old enough to learn to sew, Mom let me have the Featherweight. After 18 years of sewing clothing on another domestic machine, I found the Featherweight to be the best machine to piece quilts on.
Pam T