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    Old 11-02-2014, 08:37 AM
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    I attended a quilt guild workshop last week and referred to my sewing machine by name - her name is Lovely - and the instructor seemed really surprised and it spurred a conversation in the class. Do you name your sewing machine? Do you have a name for other things? Your car? Just wondering if I've gone a little over the edge. . . . BTW, my cars' name is Tux, short for Tuxedo . . . .
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    Old 11-02-2014, 08:57 AM
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    I don't name any of my machines, but, looks like lots do!!

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    Old 11-02-2014, 09:46 AM
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    Quilla, Jean, Trudy, and Auntie Em are my machines and Pearl is my car.
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    Old 11-02-2014, 10:05 AM
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    I do....my Bernina is Bernini(after the artist), my treadle is Old Clunky because she makes quite a bit of noise when I sew on her.
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    I'm not into giving names to tools and inanimate objects. I use names for animals and people. Hmm, should I pull out all my scissors and start naming them? Will they respond when I call? Will I get their names mixed up and cause hurt feelings?
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    Old 11-02-2014, 10:29 AM
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    NOPE, I refer to it as my Bernina which is the company that manufactured it.
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    Old 11-02-2014, 11:13 AM
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    yep, a few of my machines have names.
    Singer 201-2, Elizabeth
    Brother FZ2 Pacesetter, Richard
    Universal 15 clone, Orphan Annie
    Singer FW, Margaret
    Brother and Morse twin 15 clones, Thing 1 and Thing 2
    my Grands call my embroidery machines Grammas Magic Machines.

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    Old 11-02-2014, 11:35 AM
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    well I only have one (at least for now) and I do call mine "Momma" don't know what... I just do
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    Old 11-02-2014, 12:22 PM
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    Husqvarna 895Q = Sweet Sapphire

    1965 Elna Supermatic SU = Old Faithful

    Today I do all my quilt sewing on Sweet Sapphire but my Swiss made, all metal Old Faithful is there for heavy duty sewing I don't want near my computerized machine.

    Think sail boat cr*p ........
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    Mine doesn't have a name but I have been known to call it something (not nice) from time to time.
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