terriamn

Mona I love fall colors, can’t wait.

Macybaby

Like terriamn said, FW is Featherweight and LA is for my HQ Fusion 24" long arm

So the biggest with the smallest!



Most of these don't work - because they've not been cleaned up and oiled. I'm very confident near all of them could be made to work again with a bit of TLC. I may not have time to do much until I retire, but what is a few more years to a machine that is already near or over 100. At least now they are in a climate controlled environment and not sitting in a damp basement or up in the attic.

Since I was out with my camera, here are a few of my favorites.

This is a later Singer 12 (low arm). It's one of my oldest (1890's) as I don't collect machines much older than that. I have a friend that collects the very early ones, lots of those taht look very different than what we think of as a sewing machine now.



This one is made by White, and is in between the size of a FW and what is referred to as a 3/4 size machine (like Singer 99). Also 1890's era



And an early Singer 24 (chain stitch). Only one I've ever seen with an embossed stitch plate.

Libster

What absolutely beautiful machines! Like Janice said....if they could talk, WOW! Thank you for sharing your treasures with us.

ibex94

MacyBaby -- Wow! I love your collection!

Mona G

Thanks for sharing your collection of machines.

klaws

Beautiful collection MacyBaby! The stories those machine could tell.

sewbizgirl

Those are three really special ones, Cathy. Love the chain stitch machine! I have a much smaller collection than yours, but one thing I have not found is a hand crank. That would probably be the only machine I would add, at this point. I was thinking I could look for one in earnest, the next time I go to England. They are very common there, because people have tiny houses and don't have room to have cabinet sewing machines. Instead people had hand cranks that they could take out of their cases to use when they needed them. Last time I was there the exchange rate was so unfavorable to the dollar that I just couldn't buy things. Now that it's a more even trade rate, I might be able to afford one.

mjpEncinitas

I love the sewing machine museum. Not only the machines but the display setup too.

I am having preboom fun. I hope y’all have as much fun with the fabric as I’m having.

I forgot how how hard it is to get square photos.
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sewbizgirl

Oooh, pretty block, MJP! The corner flowers kinda look like bees, don't they?

jaba

Janice, I will round up also. I can send in 18 fabric pieces, long story I miss cut apparently my last piece, it ended up being 9 3/4” x 22”. Can’t even stretch it enough.
I have been lurking and reading posts everyday so I have checked in sort of.....still going through a lot of side effects from chemo and radiation and new ones too. Seems everyday is a “wonder what will happen today” kind of day. Each day is new so I’m just trying to think positive and do one day at a time. Sending you a pm for your opinion on something