After 30 years of exclusively using this singer featherweight
for all of my sewing needs, it is finally going into retirement! The machine is actually @ 60 years old and it still works-- just needs a little tweaking. I used this to make tons of clothes for myself and my kids-- I even sewed my wedding dress on it!
Classic seersucker suits I made for the twins:
Check out Laura in this little jumpsuit:
But quilts were what really put old featherweight through the paces. Here are a few of the ones around the house:
I made this one in 1987 in honor of the Boston Celtics when they won against the Lakers in the final that year. True story. The pattern is even called an Irish Chain.
for all of my sewing needs, it is finally going into retirement! The machine is actually @ 60 years old and it still works-- just needs a little tweaking. I used this to make tons of clothes for myself and my kids-- I even sewed my wedding dress on it!
Classic seersucker suits I made for the twins:
Check out Laura in this little jumpsuit: 
But quilts were what really put old featherweight through the paces. Here are a few of the ones around the house:
I made this one in 1987 in honor of the Boston Celtics when they won against the Lakers in the final that year. True story. The pattern is even called an Irish Chain.
I love the cute old pictures of your kids. Your girls were gorgeous even as preschoolers!
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