My husband let me get this from Craigs list for my birthday-which is not for another month. it has all the original parts and accessories, except for the oilcan and 4 bobbins which is fine with me. It was owned by the Mother and she used to make her daughter's dance costumes when she was little. i asked if she would write down her moms name and when/where it was purchased so i would have a record of it for history since i'm the second owner. it was made in 1947 or 1948. it's in great condition. i havent run it yet b/c i wanted to clean and oil it before i played with it.

Happy Birthday! She is a beauty!!!!

What a thoughtful DH. Hmmm. Maybe he'll forget about this when your real birthday arrives and get you some other goodies to go with it. She's a looker.

Absolutely fantastic! She looks like she is in great shape!

Beautiful! Congrats.

I am so happy for you!!!!!!!!! I am still going crazy with my new FW- you will have so much fun using her!! Absolutely love love love mine!! :D

Happy Birthday! Enjoy your new toy. What have you decided to name it?

oh congrats!!

Just looks like my baby but yours has more parts with it, enjoy!

How beautiful!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! You will have soooo much fun with your new Featherweight. I know of a great book & DVD put out by a Washington State FW refurbisher if you are interested. Tells you all you need to know about maintaining & repairing your FW.

congrats. and welcome to the fw club... i love mine so much!!

SharonAnn, when he told me that this would be my present, i told him that it didn't mean he could forget about my birthday when it came up-(He totally forgot it last year(and yes he's still alive) )i expect some recognition.:)
KatFish- i don't know if I'll name it-I haven't named any others. But if i did, i would name it Marjorie after the lady that was the original owner.
Christi-Yes i would be interested in the name of the book and DVD. thanks everyone for the birthday wishes.

I have a 1938 Featherweight and I just love it. Had it cleaned and oiled and it runs great. Just wanted to tell you that the foot control gets very hot. I was sewing one day and left my sewing ro0m for a few hours and when I came back, there was a hole burnt in the carpet the size of a baseball. If I would have left for the day, I might not have a house to live in right now. I took it to a Sew and Vac place and they replaced it with a plastic foot. I didn't realize the foot control would get that hot...Maybe everyone that owns a Singer Featherweight might check their's the next time they sew with it. Sewmom, I hope you enjoy your's as much as I do...Happy Birthday

OOOOO soooo pretty. I love mine. Hope you have many stitches together.

Congrats!

He's a keeper.

Congratulations!! What are you going to call her?

Beautiful machine...looks pristine...happy quilting!

It looks like it's in great shape- congratulations!

A sweet new baby! Congratulations!

Happy for you and happy birthday.

It looks very nice. Happy birthday and have fun!

How fun!

Congrats sewmom in getting you first birthday gift a month early! I am sure by the time your birthday gets here you will have made something with your new toy! Enjoy her!

I am so happy for you but am also jealous. I want one so bad--enjoy yours.

Looks like it's brand new!! Congrats!
Now tell a newbie, why you all love OLD machines so much? I just don't get it.

Cindy, the FW and many older ones are well made, more simply made and sew like workhorses. Easy to fix, plus for me I love having a machine that was used and hopefully loved by someone before me who may be gone. FW have such a charm to them. I am simply in love with my old Singers. I also have a 301 the big sister to the FW :D

Congrats! She looks like she's brand new.Enjoy! I keep telling myself, you will find one, you will find one someday.

wow, that is cool, thanks for sharing with us

She's a beauty!!

ALWAYS!!! Unplug your featherweight when not in use. You're very lucky you didn't have a fire.

A correctly adjusted button controller/foot pedal, will not get hot when not in use.

Unplug your featherweight from the power source or outlet when you are not sitting there with it!!!

However, a properly adjusted button controller/foot pedal will only get hot when stitching at slow speed for a long time, or at high speed for a very long time.

For safety-sake, UNPLUG YOUR FEATHERWEIGHT when not in use (when not being supervised in person, right there in the room with it, using it).

It should get a good bit warm when slow stitching, that is normal, a part of how they were made to work.

Everything breaks eventually, but do not throw away a button controller because it gets hot when the machine is not stitching. Do see if you can have it adjusted instead. If it isn't broken, a good repair person can adjust it, then leave it plugged in and not running for a half hour or more and check that it stopped heating up.

Aardie.

Good for you

It's beautiful!!!!!How is it working? It sure looks as if it was taken good care of.
So, did he remember your birthday, this year? :D

Lucky you!

What a wonderful birthday present. I have 2 fw's. One is the one I learned to sew on and it was my grandmothers. You will have fun.

:thumbup: :-D :-D

Nice..........they are so nice.............calla

She looks perfect, I have recently purchased 2 of them, I don't know what this obsession is that I have acquired for them, but I am always looking for another one. They sew the most perfect and straightest seam ever.

Thanks for the advice about the foot pedals, I will be sure to unplug when it is not in use and have them both checked. I had never heard that before. This board it great!