Thanks to a South Asheville neighbor, this sweet little Featherweight now lives at my house. The neighbor had the machine in her car, ready to take to Good Will, for a couple of weeks. She drove around with it but just couldn't bring herself to leave her grandmother's sewing machine at Good Will. Sarah and Winnie were walking up the street and the neighbor asked whether they sewed, and Sarah said that her mother did. It needs just a few tiny repairs, otherwise it's in great shape.
The serial number tells me that it was made in 1956. It looks totally at home in my house, built in 1953.
2 comments:
That is so awesome! Congrats on the new addition to your home.
I have a Featherweight also--gotten, not free, but in one of those round about stories. How can I tell how old mine is?
It was a wedding gift to the original owner--she made curtains with it (for a first home?) and then never used it again. I thought I would use mine at our biannual all day quilting days (my local chapter) but after buying it--I don't think I ever went to quilt meeting again. Not because of the sewing machine, but due to changes in me and the group.
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