Bought another plain old ruffler today... got this with it though
 

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Anybody know what it is and why I couldn't pay for it fast enough? ;)

I am not sure I ever saw anything like that. In metal.

It's definitely metal :) Singer made it.

No idea then. I was mistaking it for a metal version of those glass sewing machine feet.

Is it to cover the feed dogs so you can do free-motion quilting? Hard to tell what size it is.

Yes, Annette -that's what it's for :)- and built for a particular machine and hard to find because people lose them.
It's probably about the size of the first bone in my thumb....

in that trailer full of machines, There is a big bag of attachments feet and parts of all kinds.. There's a cover plate just like that or very much like that. I knew what it was, but not what it goes to.

I had it in my hand but could see what held it in place. I mean that needle better hit the hole every time and the needle plate hole. I going to see what he'll take for the whole bag of stuff

For a straight stitch machine, it should be a no brainer to get it to hit the right spot. The hole's about the same size as the one in the needleplate. I've seen a very similar one for Elnas as well. In fact, the first time I saw the one for the Elna, I thought I'd hit the jackpot. :)

This one is fairly highly coveted though largely because of the popularity of the machine it belongs to. And with that, I've probably given it away. :)

There are 3 prongs that hold it where it needs to be. I haven't put this one in place yet but it looks to me like it hooks into the slots where the dogs are so there'd be no wiggling.

When I looked at your pic the old ..... "I've seen one of those things - somewhere - some time - some place" light bulb lit up. But I have no idea. My wife said the same thing. Now we'll probably end up digging through all our stuff to see if we might have one.

Oh, I think it's a feed dog cover for a Feather Weight.

Joe

I would have guessed it was for the Elna Supermatics. Looks like not though.
Rodney