Come Stitch With Me

My sister-in-law found this machine at the Habitat for Humanity store in Marianna, FL.

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It’s a Singer sewing machine.  Based on the serial number, the machine appears to be a model 99 made in 1947.   It is a straight stitch machine WITH the back-tack feature.  The handwheel and needle mechanisms work smoothly.  IMHO, it’s worth making the minor repairs needed to get this old girl back into service.  (The other option was to let it be a decorative object in my studio).  My father-in-law is going to rewire the foot pedal and refinish the case.  It obviously needs the bobbin plate cover, a spool pin felt and who knows else.  I’ll take care of those once I get the machine.

So thankful for all the folks online who freely share their knowledge of vintage sewing machines!

Oh, how I wanted to spend the evening puttering in my studio!

HOWEVER, I forced myself to be disciplined and put first things first.  I spent the 2 hours necessary to prepare for tomorrow’s meetings and events at work.  I did manage to get about 15 minutes of studio time in where I fussy cut squares and sashing for a pillow project that’s due later this week.  A little bit of studio time and smooth start to the day versus lots of studio time coupled with the mad dash to get everything done while trying to get out the door by 6:15 a.m.?  No brainer! I’ll take the smooth start any day!  Actually, I’d like to be in my studio by 6:30 a.m. every day working on my craft business rather than commuting to an outside day job.  That’s my end goal. I try to keep this in mind as I make myself stay disciplined and focused on getting things done when my creative genie is calling me to the studio.