Fly Away Tablerunner

I had the power cord replaced on my foot controller by sending it the Featherweight Shop.  It was worth every penny!  I've been sewing on my Featherweight this week.  I finished this table runner on it.  The pattern is from Villa Rosa and it's called Fly Away.

Mini Dresden Spool Pin Doily

 I made this doily for my Singer Featherweight.  I used a free pattern from The Featherweight Shop website.  It's a $10 pattern but if you sign up for their newsletter they will send an email with a link so you can download it for free.

The pattern is well written and it was fairly easy to make.  The pieces are tiny though.  Of course I used my Featherweight to make it!

I also made a pad to protect the bed from being damaged by the face plate screw.

I gave my machine a tune up as well.  It has been lubed, oiled, cleaned and waxed.  I bought a new power cord for it as well as a new oil drip pad and new LED bulb.  I highly recommend the Featherweight Shop for anything you might need for your Featherweight.  Their service is excellent and the website is a wealth of information.

Found a Featherweight!

You never know what you'll find at a quilt guild meeting.  Last night was the Durham Orange Quilters Guild meeting and one of the members was selling a Centennial Featherweight!  It wasn't used very much from the looks of it, it's in excellent condition and all the gilding is completely intact.  Here's a photo of the Centennial badge.

The case is in near mint condition and it had 2 keys with it!  The power cord has quite a few cracks in it and I will need to do a little work on it to replace the power cord.  It's a repair  I'll do myself.  Another plus:  all the accessories came with it, including one rare item, a Singer needle threader/seam ripper.  

Featherweight sewing machines are highly sought after by quilters because they have a beautiful straight stitch.  The machines are fairly easy to come by if you look online.  I snapped this one up because it was in such fine condition and the price was lower than what these go for in this condition.