Last night my faithful sewing machine died. I think that the thing was made in the 80's or very possibly in the 70's...it is old and olive green (hence why I think it was made in the 70's). It was my nana's, then it was my mom's, and now it's in my possession. I have used it a fair amount and so have the other two possessors of it. Last night I was trying to finish up a pair of PJ bottoms that I'm making and it just pooped out on me. The engine inside makes this whiring noise but the needle doesn't move. I was able to kind of finesse it a little by by turning it manually and then I could get it to do a few stitches. It won't even do that now...bummer. So, I may be in the market for a new machine...or at least a new, used machine. I was about to put my order in for some fabric samples for my quilt too. Oh well. Maybe I will be really diligent on the quilt becuase I will be so excited to try out my new toy! By the way...the samples I am ordering are Amy Butler's Lotus line...it's a super fun, some what retro line that reminds me of spring. Maybe one day I will make a more "wintery" quilt Let's see if I can find it...Oh, here it is. It's sort of a pink and olive green theme.
a picture...
2 comments:
Beautiful fabrics! I'm so sorry your sewing machine broke. I'm scared mine's going to do the same pretty soon. I'm pretty sure mine was made in the 50's because I have the original manual that came with it! What a sewing machine! It's pooped out on me a couple times, but then the next morning... it worked! :-) Hope you find a new one... look on Craig's List.
HaHa...I just looked there!! :-)
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