Originally Posted by Gilla
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I am a retired teacher, now 79 years old and still teach two days a week in a senior center. I am a lung cancer survivor (4 3/4 years) and colon cancer survivor (2 years), and I am still going strong, only much slower. Anyway, I keep busy and quilting is my therapy.
Gilla
Gilla, you and I have something in common. I too, am a 69 yr-old retired teacher who is a survivior. I am a 12-yr survivor of bladder cancer and a stroke. Yep, both the same year. Your journey with this old machine makes me want to tackle the old treadle that sits in my sewing room occupying space. It has seen a lot of wear and tear, but it's turning. I just need to clean it and get it going (belt, bobbin, shuttle). The cabinet has seen some hard times, but with a lot of TLC, I'm sure it would be nice. I shudder when you say soap and water. Is that OK for the machine? I would have thought it would have taken some kind of cleaning fluid or something.