My Dinosaur

Well this is my sewing machine. This is the machine I learned on. I cannot tell you how many miles this machine has sewn.

It was my mothers machine. She sewed baby clothes for my sister my brother and me. Along with clothing for all of us as we grew up. Not to mention the clothes she sewed for herself my Dad and my Grandparents. Many a happy hour was spend as a child sitting with mom as she sewed a new top for a special occasion. or sewed rick rack onto a dress hem she had let down for me so the dress could be worn just a little longer.

After My Sister moved out and started her own family this machine went to her house. More baby things. Curtains, you name it she sewed it.

Then I moved out and started my family. with no sewing machine of my own, This was then passed to me. Countless pairs of curtains. all of the things for my daughters nursery I sewed on this. When I married my Dear Husband, I sewed my wedding dress on it. Any sewing projects I have posted here have also been done on this machine.

I am starting to think that perhaps I need to think about buying a new machine and putting this aside. I have seen many of the new machines that have fancy stiches, alphabets, you name it they got it. And I must say it leaves me with a bit of "machine envy". But I just don't know. Both Mom and Sis have said they have kicked themselves for getting rid of it. So do I learn from them, and just deal with not having a zig zag?

PS ... I talked to my Mom about this machine... It was purchased in 1961 at a furniture store here locally called Davis's. She bought it on credit while she was working and going to college. (by the way, she was making $32 a week)