Category: Sewing machines
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I run for …
Vintage Sewing Machines! I didn’t know I did, but it has been proven that I do. Ever since I was given Ilona and Maria, I’ve been bitten by the “VSM bug”. (It’s all my Mom’s fault!!!) I’ve been browsing “for sale” sites on line and learning as much as I can about various Vintage Sewing Machines.…
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Ilona’s Future’s so Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades!
I have certainly learned a lot cleaning up Ilona – my Singer 15-88. As you know from this post my Mom has given me her and her sister’s Vintage Sewing Machines. I even bought myself a small hammer and a screwdriver… you know, one of those ones with a bunch of different attachments? I took…
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The ladies I hang out with…
are ladies that need a lot of attention, but their company is so rewarding. To start from the beginning, we are presently helping our parents move from a home they have been in for forty years to a seniors’ home. There is a lot to go through – some is moved with them, some is…
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Let me talk about new toys…
For as long as I can remember, I have been sewing in my invisible zippers with a Singer Zipper foot that fits on my Janome sewing machine (below right). It bounces around a bit, but it’s ok. A few months ago I purchased this “Unique” brand package. A plastic Zipper Foot with a variety of shanks…
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Another baby in the family.
A while ago I stopped sewing and blogging long enough to show you my sewing machines, here and here. Lately we have been spending a bit of time at our parents’ place doing some spring cleaning and in the process have found some lovely treasures. Mom let me bring this home to show off to…
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I’ve got mail!
… let me show you! This package arrived in the mail today. It was even wrapped in lovely gift wrap, which my cat, Sophie, wanted to eat for some reason.
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THE Biggest Sewing Room in Canada!
So what DID I do on my summer vacation? I was overjoyed to be allowed behind the locked doors of the Calgary Stampede Sewing Room! With two costume designers and over a dozen volunteer staff, the Calgary Stampede Sewing Room builds costumes and does fittings for The Young Canadians, who for over 50 years have…
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I think it is my anniversary!
But before I tell you about that, let me just make a correction to an earlier post. I neglected to mention my tiniest baby. My Necchi Supernova! She may be a toy sewing machine, but this tiny baby has a special place on my book shelf, safe from harm. I found this baby while antique…