XS and FW Table Finish

I finished the Coat of Many Colors so there are 3 more samplers left to finish in this booklet.  I was thinking about making a small quilt with these samplers at first but now I wonder if I could make a small book with them - plenty of time to decide how they will get finished, though.

DH found this Featherweight card table at a yard sale several weeks ago - it didn't look very happy but he thought it would clean up nicely with some work.

My goodness he does wonderful work!  The table looks brand new to me.  There is a piece of the table that lifts off and the Featherweight machine sits down in the table so the bed of the machine is level with the table top.

I really appreciate how he keeps an eye out for my favorite hobbies - cross stitching and quilting - when he is out yard sale hopping.

Happy stitch days, everyone.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Pinch Me

Look at what my dear sweet husband brought to me this morning from his yard sale travels

 This little featherweight was made with a batch of serial numbers dated 02-20-1952 (model 221-1).  She is so dirty but you can tell there is some beauty hiding under that dust and grime.
My birthday is coming up soon and I couldn't have been more surprised by any gift than a second featherweight to put in my play room.
I am so excited to have a buttonholer attachment and an original manual.  This is the first time I have seen a case in person - it's not in very good shape with a split piece of wood in the bottom.

I have heard that some people have sucessfully restored the cases.
One really exciting part about this story is that the machine, buttonholer and the case were only $15.
I may just take the day off and clean and oil my new machine and worry tomorrow about whatever was originally on my to do list for the today.
It's been a little over a year since he found my first featherweight (dated 1936) for $50 which you can see here

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Singer 221 Update

Today I received the cabinet for the Singer 221 Featherweight my dh got me for my birthday. 

I ordered a Maple cabinet from B&D Design. 

DH has replaced the light socket and I need to install new feet and a new drip pan liner.  With the new feet installed it will sit perfectly in the cabinet since it wobbles a little bit with some missing feet.

One more cleaning and then I can start a new quilt for the first project with it.

Following are some more pictures of my 221 in her new home.

Here is a picture of the scrollwork on the door of the featherweight.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Happy Early Birthday to me

My birthday isn't until December but DH is an avid yard saler and he knows that I have wanted a Singer 221 Featherweight for a long time (since the early 1990s) - look what he brought home to me today (for $50 no less)  ♥  ♥  ♥.
According to the Singer site this serial number (AE216568) was made July 13, 1936.  I don't know if it works yet because I want to clean and oil it first but it is beautiful just to look at.
Oh dear, I have so many projects going but now all I want to do is play with my new toy.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]