Did you know today, June 13, is National Sewing Machine Day?? It is! So, in honor of this special day, I thought I would go around my sewing room (and home) to show you my machines as they currently are. I have a few, and would love to give each of them a little shout-out for making my hobby so enjoyable!
First up if my main machine, the
Destiny II by Baby Lock. I use this one for pretty much everything I do. I'm actually sitting at it right now, working on a zipper bag for my daughter's friend who is graduating. This machine looks topless at the moment as I'm working with three thread colors, and the white one needs a thread stand. Love, LOVE this machine!
 |
My Baby Lock Destiny II. Working hard, late at night. :) |
This machine is currently Baby Lock's top-of-the-line single-needle sewing/embroidery machine. (Rumor has it that a new top-of-the-line will come out this fall.) I've had my Destiny for
almost two years now, and it is super nice. This machine hums along and can do so much. I upgraded to this machine for the large embroidery area that it has. In a few weeks, I'll be flying out to St. Louis to Baby Lock headquarters to attend their 4-day Destiny Getaway training. I cannot wait! Four full-days of learning all about what this great machine can do. I'll be sure to keep you posted. :-)
-----
 |
HandiQuilter Sweet Sixteen |
Behind me as I sit at my main machine, is my
Sweet Sixteen by HandiQuilter. This is a sit-down longarm quilting machine. As you can probably guess by the name, it has a deep 16" of throat space to work with quilts. I bought this machine lightly-used second-hand, so that I can quilt my own quilt tops. I really want to complete my quilts on my own from beginning to end. I don't want to send my quilts out to a longarm quilter to finish. This machine will allow me finish a quilt myself, and it does not require a lot of space like a typical more-expensive stand-up quilting machine does.
You may notice that this machine isn't even threaded at the moment. I have no quilts ready to quilt. 😟 My Sweet 16 is just waiting patiently for me to finish a quilt top for her to work on.
-----
 |
1952 Singer Featherweight Model 221 |
This pretty little one is my vintage Singer Featherweight Model 221. She was born in 1952, which makes her 66 years old. I only find time to take her out a couple times per year. She stitches great and is wonderful for quilting. And she is also very portable for travel sewing. I found her on ebay, being sold for repair, so
I restored her myself. I really enjoyed doing the restoration work. That is most satisfying. I'm signed up for
Nova Montgomery's Featherweight Maintenance class again this fall. Nova is coming close to where I am in Leesburg, so it is a perfect opportunity for a refresher course on how to clean and maintain these great machines.
-----
 |
1916 Singer Red Eye Model 66 |
My Featherweight is not the oldest machine in the house. In our foyer, I have a beautiful Singer Red-eye Model 66 treadle. She was born in 1916, making her 102 years old! I also found her on ebay, and
restored her myself. She sits in a beautiful cabinet, and also sews well.
 |
Original treadle cabinet for the Singer 66. |
I have used her to s
ew and quilt potholders for the family, so I know she still a workhorse. I can only image the history of who has used her for the last 100+ years. She doesn't really get used right now. She just sits and looks pretty which is great at 102. ☺️
-----
 |
Brother XR7700 |
And away in a corner is my Brother XR-7700 sewing machine. I have traveled to class with this one, and my
daughters use it as well for their sewing projects It is a good little machine that I picked up at Costco.
-----
That's my round up of sewing machines. Although I have several, and they are all in good working order and can be used whenever the whim strikes!
Enjoy today and I hope you get a chance to use your sewing machine today too.
Happy Sewing Machine Day!
That is a collection of machines. Wish I had the Handi 16. and the Baby Lock embroidery machine.
ReplyDelete