I have a lovely new addition to my family...of sewing machines, that is! A Featherweight 221 has been on my wish list for quite a while now. A friend of mine recently had a quilters' garage sale (the very best kind of garage sale!) and had several machines all lined up, ready to go to new homes. This little beauty had a halo of light behind it as I came up the driveway, I swear!
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| My very-new-to-me 1946 Featherweight 221 |
If it could have sung the Allelujah Chorus, it would have. It was just meant to come home with me. And the very fact that it came from a good friend's family (thank you V. and M.!) and has been much loved and much used over the years makes it even better. The details on it are beautiful.
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| I love the Egyptian Scrollwork design on the faceplate. |
So I have been studiously pouring over Dave McCallum's must-have book
The Featherweight 221 & I and learning all I am supposed to know about this perfect little gem. Now I'm torn between the beautiful, classic black or something a little racier like this...
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| Future makeover? |
Well, I'll have to save up some more pennies for a custom paint job like that so I have more time to mull it over anyway! So for those of you that may be counting (my darling husband...), that puts the inventory total at 4 machines (down from 6!) I think I'm good for a while...in the meantime...
Happy summer stitching,
Tonya
How exciting!! Congratulations. She is a beauty! I am sure you know that you can look up the serial number on the web to find her birthdate. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThanks Debra - I didn't know that! I'll check it out!
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