richbrote

Part of my inheritance from my mother's estate was her 1950's Singer fetherweight. It sews like a dream. She bought it so she could make my baby dresses and the like. However, the baby girl turned out to be a boy! Surprise! The machine still works although occasionally it gets a thread lock. Years ago when mom took the machine in for repair with a threadlock, the repairman told her this is normal for Singer featherweights because they are so precision made. I work on it from time to time and eventually work the thread lock out. Works great and I would never trade it for a new machine ever. These machines were built to last for over a hundred years or more. I'm 58 now so plan on using my featherweight till I'm 108. Have been quiting for over 10 years and plan on many more. I show 2 new quilts every fall at our annual library quilt show.