I love the sewing machine! I consider it one of the greatest inventions. It allows me to make more homemade projects, make more quickly, and with more uniform stitching than by hand. Right now is a great time to purchase a new sewing machine. You can find great deals… and stretch your precious dollars. Even the least expensive machines have great features – ones that used to come only on higher-end machines just a few years back.
The trend now is to have both a new machine and an older machine. For instance, a lot of quilters have antique Singer featherweight machines to take with them to their guilds, while they leave their fancy computerized machines at home. I do have a Kenmore computerized sewing machine, which I love by the way, but would love to own a featherweight one.
What I have instead is my grandmothers 1940s vintage MontgomeryWards sewing machine. It is great machine that works just fine. Since it is a cabinet-style machine, it is not portable, so I can’t take it with me. But that is okay, besides it has many wonderful attachments. I do not use it very often because I don’t have a good location in my home for it. Someday I will have a place for it in my sewing room and be able to use it more frequently.
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My Grandmothers Vintage Sewing Machine
It is wonderful to be able to use both old machines and new ones, side by side – they both have their place and serve a function… and they both get the job done!
Happy Sewing, JoLene