Originally Posted by quiltdoctor

Back in June when DH was in the hospital, Charlee wrote me and told me instead of "flowers" to let me know she was thinking about me, she had our own Jennb, pick up a Wheeler Wilson Treadle base that Charlee had bought for me!!! Now how special is that !!!

Jennb has kept it for me all this time, and yesterday she met me in Ft Worth and brought it to me. Such special people make up this Board. Big thanks to Charlee for my "flowers" that will never wilt and to Jennb for bringing them to me!!

I have oiled them up and it turns like a dream. They are safely tucked away until fall, and hopefully I can put them to use with another head that I will write about soon.

DH is still home, and we go back to the oncologist next Wednesday to see if he is going to need another round of chemo and hospital time.

Texas Jan

Here are my new Irons

Originally Posted by quiltdoctor

Back in June when DH was in the hospital, Charlee wrote me and told me instead of "flowers" to let me know she was thinking about me, she had our own Jennb, pick up a Wheeler Wilson Treadle base that Charlee had bought for me!!! Now how special is that !!!

Jennb has kept it for me all this time, and yesterday she met me in Ft Worth and brought it to me. Such special people make up this Board. Big thanks to Charlee for my "flowers" that will never wilt and to Jennb for bringing them to me!!

I have oiled them up and it turns like a dream. They are safely tucked away until fall, and hopefully I can put them to use with another head that I will write about soon.

DH is still home, and we go back to the oncologist next Wednesday to see if he is going to need another round of chemo and hospital time.

Texas Jan

Here are my new Irons

Originally Posted by quiltdoctor

I saw it last weekend at the Sewing Museum garage sale and didn't buy it. It was the one I had a bit of buyers remorse about. I was going to call the next day about it, but DH went back into the hospital and I just didn't think about it again. Jenn called Thursday and said she was going back to get another load and the lady still had the 301 and was I interested. She had lowered the price, so I jumped on it. Jenn brought it to me along with the WW9 irons. The machine runs great, needs a bobbin holder and maybe a repaint. It is a 1952 Singer 301 (no A) Where the paint is worn through it is black, so either it was a repaint, or the base coat was black and then it was painted over. The "official" color is soft beige. Looks more Mocha to me, but I'm not an expert on these. Anyone, have any input???
The cabinet is the blonde wood trapezoid shaped cabinet, called the spinet. It is pretty neat the way it opens out. Mine needs some repair and restoration---Oh Skip???? I've got questions for you----
I think I got my $20.00 worth on this deal.

Texas Jan

Originally Posted by Charlee

You're very welcome! I just remembered that you had a W&W that wasn't in a base (?) and thought maybe you'd be able to use the irons...and they'll last longer than real flowers that would have died before you got a chance to enjoy them!

Originally Posted by Candace

The cabinet the 301 came in is affectionately called a "Trappy" and is in demand. The machine is just really scuffed up and needs love. It doesn't look like a repaint at all. It would be a good candidate for a repaint job, though. Be prepared to spend up to $40-50 for a vintage bobbin case. There are repros. on the market but I would only buy one that has been tested. The cabinet is worth what you paid. The machine would be good to fix up or use for parts, so looks like you did good.

Originally Posted by Christine-

Could someone steer me in the right direction? I know I saw a website that carries replacement thread guides for Singer machines. I need one like this... I can't remember the site though. Here's a photo of the guide I need:

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