Thanks for the welcome into the "club"!

I ended up with a busy evening and hardly home last night so I haven't even fired her up yet!! Argh! I have a TOY I haven't PLAYED WITH yet!

I figured out why the case is in such suspiciously good condition though. In that picture I posted you can see what looks like an off-white towel in the background. I was cleaning up last night and I found that, all wadded up, in the bottom of the box it was shipped in. At first I thought the seller had just used an old towel to help pad the box, but then I realized it's been sewn....it's a handmade slip-cover for the case! No wonder that case looks like new!

Now I REALLY have to take good care of this machine. It was obviously the original owner's baby. :) I have a legacy to live up to!

Oh, but I am DYING to get some time with her! She's sitting on my dining room table and (maybe it's just my imagination) but every time I walk by I can hear her whispering to me that it's time to come play; she's been lonely for a long time and wants to do something creative! :D

Maybe tonight... I'll have to take some beauty shots of her too. :)

I think I'm going to need to clean it up at least somewhat. There are large flakes of the oxidization coming off, and Nova's video said to make sure that doesn't get into the gears, and I can see that's been happening. I'm not going to worry about making it shiny but I think I need to get all the loose flaky stuff off. I'm thinking that's a job for outdoors, a mask, and a throw-away towel to catch it all. (Flakes AND the old grease that now has flakes embedded in it)

i agree, Congratulation and just plain jealous. I would NEVER have the confident to bid on a FW on eBay.

I love my little Featherweight! I pieced several full sized quilts on it before I got my Berninas, and still use it frequently. They're just so darned cute! AND they have a lovely stitch and are easy to maintain.

Very nice and hope you enjoy it! I love my Featherweight!

Congratulations on your FW! I've been cruising through E-Bay, but the FW's on there, for the most part, are way over-priced! Yes, I saw several listed for sale in very nice condition, but $755 for a 221 is just way TOO MUCH! JMHO! I, too, would be hesitant to bid on a machine on E-Bay. There are just too many unknown issues or possibilities! I applaud your courage and I sincerely hope your machine is everything you want her to be!

Jeanette

I finally found some time to play!

Pretty pretty Patricia!
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Poor Kathy is there in the background, pouting a bit. She had such a brief time in the spotlight!

Patricia isn't helping any either, she's totally showing off, proving that even with a bit of dust on her she still has some shine!
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Showing off her backside...
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Oh, my, Patricia!
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Well if you're going to show us THAT much, let's take a look inside your head!
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As I expected, inside this rascal's head lurks a dirty mind. We're going to have to clean that up, yes indeedy missy!

And since we've forgone all decency at this point...
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(I already scooped off a lot of grease and the bigger oxidized flakes before I took this. The bottom was not quite as gooky as the top is.)

She sews!
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The bottom tension is really loose, I'll have to twiddle that a bit, but I'm not afraid of that. :)

I'm pretty darn happy with her. I've been watching FW auctions for a couple months now. I just had a feeling about this one, it seemed worn in just the right way. This is only the 2nd one I bid on (the first went wild) and I got it for my first bid; about $50 under my limit. I fully expected to get sniped at the last second, but it never happened! I think I got lucky though, I gambled and I WON, for a change! LOL She needs a little bit of cleaning and freshening up but other than that...she's ready to go to work.

Oh, one more pic - all dressed up in her slipcover. I think I will keep it, it reminds me of something MY grandmother would have made!
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Patricia is beautiful. So glad you have her.

Ha! You are so sweet. I can feel just how tickled pink you are with her! Now since we've talked before I have to ask..will you keep her in a striped face plate? :D

For now...yes. But if I find a scroll plate for a decent price, I think I might have to swap it out! I'll keep the original, of course. I'm definitely going to swap the control pedal for a more standard clamshell type, even though this pedal is in good shape. I don't know if I'm just using them wrong but I hate using the vintage pedals that just have the one button. I sew barefoot and that one button always ends up giving me a sore spot on the bottom of my big toe. I keep the original pedals safe in case I ever decide to let go of a machine, but I prefer to use a more modern style.

I guess the scroll face plates have different styles, though? I haven't really looked at them much yet but I stumbled on one on eBay or Etsy and it said it was the "early" scroll style that didn't fit on later models. Interesting! It's not really a priority, though. The stripes aren't ugly by any means. :)