Clean (or close to it) Studio

We are having company in and I should have cleaned the living room, kitchen, and dining room-however, I chose to clean my studio, guest room (cleaning curtains and under the bed), master bedroom and guest bath.  So today I will do what I probably should have done yesterday:)

However, in cleaning the studio, I organized bins according to what I think I can get done before we move, packed up 2 large plastic bins of things I KNOW I won't touch and another bin of kits, fabric etc to go to the quilt show's boutique to sell-hopefully.  I took all fabric hiding in drawers in the guest room and moved it back to the studio.  I had sold a 4 foot high by 12x12 inches of scapbooking paper etc.  to Greg's cousin which freed up some space.   Anyway-it felt good.  It also gave my asthma fits so had to take a 2 hour break to breathe.

This space used to be filled but now, the 2 singers (Miss 1925, and Miss 1953) who sat on the floor now have a place on the shelves.  And the top shelf is entirely empty!

I don't think I will have time to start on this until Medford but love seeing it when I walk in the room.  Bella likes it too:) It was my pattern from the Grace Errea workshop

Sewing Machines Past and Present

I was at my quilting day yesterday and got a call from my husband.  He was garage saling in our little town when he came upon a find that he thought his wife would like.  After his brief description I flew out the door, promising to return in a flash.  I was back in 15 minutes and later that night after a little cleaning my husband's find looked like this:

 This is a 1925 Singer model number 128
It runs beautifully and has amazing graphics.  The wooden arched cover still has its graphics and single key.  I need to find a foot pedal to use it.  But if I were 87 years old-I'd need more than a foot pedal.

Can't wait to get it running so I can try it out.  It is the first machine that I have seen that has a stick like bobbin and the bobbin goes from side to side rather than around.   This machine came out on Dec 8, 1925.  Dec. 8 is my Birthday.

 I have a 1947 (my birth year) Singer featherweight that I take to workshops and a 1960 Singer featherweight that my mom bought me in junior high that I use at The Comforter's.  I think Singer made a great machine back in the day:). The 1925 machine was made in the US, the 1960 in England-I'd have to look at the '47 to see where it was made.  I need to research why they may have moved locations for manufacture.

The machine I use most often is not a Singer but a beautiful Babylock Elegante that isn't something I like to move-but a wonderful machine to sew on.