patdesign

Since I have downsized my collection of FW's I have 16, 14 are vintage, 2 are new (embroidery & quilting). I am still stubbornly hanging onto 7 Featherweights, but my hubby says we really are not collectors and I need to let go. It is really hard because I never met a vintage Singer I didn't love, it hurts me when I see these wonderful machines in a state of neglect. OOps make that 18, forgot the Serger and the little childrens #20 that I use for decoration.:)

jlm5419

I have 13, counting my 2 sergers. The number would be higher, but I recently gave my Singer 301 to my stepdaughter when I taught her to sew. Two of my machines are treadles. Except for my embroidery machine, all of my machines are older than late 70s. I love the fact that the older machines are easily maintained.

hudgoddess

More.

Or how about enoughthat you could give one away if there's a need. I'm not asking for your treadle, but a new quilter on a budget with a borrowed machine would be so gratefule for a machine of her own if you find one you could afford to give.
Don't you just love estate sales!!

leggz48

Asking $125 but would accept $85 yesterday; I was hesitant because I just bought a Featherweight. However I haven't stopped thinking about it! The serial # began with an AL; I thought that meant about a 1953 era. Is there another listing for these portables?...and if so, how do I date it?

Quiltbeagle

I have 5. A Husqvarna Lily, a Janome 6600, and three Singers - a centenial edition Featherweight, an in-cabinet 15-91 with boxes of attachments, and a 301 with numerous feet. Other than maybe finding a nice Singer treadle, my collection is complete.

Karenowc

Wow, I thought I have a lot.
I have a Janome 6600 in my sewing cabinet at my home sewing room.
My Bernina 180e comes out of the closet whenever I do any embroidery.
I have a Pffaf on a quilting frame in a studio I rent and I piece on a Janome Gem there. I'm looking into replacing the Bernina with a Babylock and then will move the 6600 to my studio. I tend to do a lot more quilting there these days.

clsurz

Agree! It's not how many do we need but how many do we want. :thumbup:

grannypat7925

I have my Singer Embroidery/sewing machine, a Pfaff2056, a Singer Athena, a Janome Serger and a Cover stitch machine. Don't have the need or the room for anything more. Love looking at the old machines and if I ran across one really cheap I would probably get it.

gaevren

Oh my! I guess I'm in the minority here, haha. I have one embroidery-only machine, one serger, and two sewing machines- my Janome 6600 and then a 1930s era Singer 15-88 that I have for upholstery, leather, and other heavy-duty projects that I don't want to subject my Janome to.

I may get one more machine in the future solely for quilting (either a long-arm or a medium-arm that I can use on a quilting frame) but I can't imagine having more machines! I mean- with the exception of the embroidery machine, which I can set up and then let it do its thing, I can only use one machine at a time, so I personally think it's a waste for me to have a lot of machines that will just sit there most of the time.

But I will admit that I'm not a collector :) And even if I was, I don't have the space!

jeaninmaine

I guess we all (oops, most of us) pretty much agree, there's no such thing as too many.