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Quiltville's Home for Vintage Sewing Machines!
(Or...Old machines never die, they just go to Quiltville!)


What is this Quiltmaker to do when a lonely and unloved vintage machine is cast aside in favor of a modern computerized wonder-model?  I adopt them!  I love them, each and everyone!

It seems the more "modern" machines advance to become computer driven and pre-programmed, producing die-cut perfection in their abilities, the more I feel that real skill is taken from the Quiltmaker, and atrributed rather to the machine, instead of the person driving it!

The fancier the machines get, and the more expensive their add-ons and abilities, the more I want to run to my vintage friends, leaving the wonder-machines to those who want to live in the modern world.  I'm more of a piecer, than an embellisher, so all I really need is a super straight stitch, along with the occassional zig zag for when I actually NEED to sew on a button by machine, or perhaps join scraps of batting together to make a piece that is big enough for whatever quilt I am getting ready to quilt!

There is NOTHING like sewing on a vintage machine. Nothing in the world can connect you to Quiltmakers Past than feeling the hum of their machines beneath your fingertips as the fabric pieces feed through.

These are the machines in my household! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! Click on each thumbnail to see the full size pic!

~Treadles & Handcranks~


Wilcox & Gibbs Treadle head.
Serial # A734336
Nick Name: Willie

Davis Treadle,circa 1880-1890
Serial # D806080
Nick Name: Mavis Davis
 
Singer 15-30 Treadle , 1913
Serial # G3366451
Nick Name: Tiffany
(Her decal pattern is Tiffany!)
 
1973 reproduction of 1923 Singer15
This was the 50 year anniversary of the orignal machine!
The machine head is beautiful but I'd love to replace the
cabinet with something more "vintage".
Nick Name: Cleo (as in Cleopatra, her decals are Egyptian!)
 
Seidel & Naumann Hand Crank,
Serial # 76108

Nick Name: Pearlie (from the mother-of-pearl inlay!)
 
Singer 15-98 Hand Crank, 1941
Serial # ED017851
Nick Name: Winston (found in Winston-Salem, NC)
Also Winston for Winston Churchill!
His decal pattern is called RAF, a WWII baby!


~Electric Full Sized Machines~


Singer 221K Featherweight, 1945
Serial # AG545758
Nick Name: Bertha (from Boise!)

Singer 221K Featherweight, 1964
Serial # EV970152
Nick Name: Bea (as in the Beatles!)
(She was made in Great Britain after all!)
 
Singer 15-91, 1942
Serial # AG370158
Nick Name; Verna Fern
(Named after my Grandmother
This was her machine :c)
   
Singer 99K, 1927
Serial # AB804064
Nickname: Greta Garbo

 
Singer 24, 1946
Serial #AG740463
The Singer 24 is a chain stitch machine!
Nickname: Lela
(The name of her original owner)
 
Wizard by Precision Sewing Mach Dist.
Serial # 88291, Japan, 1950's?
(clone of singer 15-91)
Nick Name: The Wiz :c)
I love this blue color, and the little bit of decal on the bed.
Who wouldn't want to sew on a blue machine named Wizard!?

Singer 404, 1958
Nick Name: Norma Jean

 
Singer 401A, 1957
Nick Name: Sandra Dee

Singer 328K, 1953
Nick Name: Sally
(found her and her converted treadle cabinet
at the Salvation Army)

Singer 185J, 1954
NickName:  Mean Judy Green


Spartan 192k by Singer, 1958
Serial #33681
Nick Name: Sparty, Spartacus
 
Bell Micro: Real, not a toy! 1954
Nick Name: Lloyd Bell
(posed in front of 185J Judy to show actual size!)
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~Novelty and Toy Machines~
My friend Lucy started my toy collection! The first 3 shown were gifts from her, along with two mini quilts!
The third machine, a Regina, is shown with a mini quilt that I made myself.



Casige, 1940
Nick Name: Thelma



" Made in USSR"
No age idea on this one?
Nick Name: Louise
(Also known as Red Russian!)

Regina, 1940's
Nick Name: Regina
Shown here with her box
and the mini quilt I made.

Singer 40-D, 1950's
Serial #22855
Nick Name: Little Brownie
 
Little Singer Touch & Sew, 1970's
I always wanted one of these when I was little.
I didn't get one then,but I have one now!
Nick Name: Marsha Brady


I DO sew on my vintage machines,but this isn't the end of the list!


This is my main workhorse!
Bernina 1080, 1994
Nick Name: Nina

Viking/Husquvarna 500,
Late 1990s
Thought I wanted embroidery to do labels.
I still do not do them! Nick Name: Laura
(After my friend who had one just like her)

Pfaff  6230, late 1990's
Bought on Ebay,still needs servicing.
I thought I needed the even feed,but I like
my Nina better! Live and Learn!

Janome "Hello Kitty" 2008
This little baby weighs 9 lbs and is too cute!
I saw her at a quilter's retreat and really "HAD" to have one.
She has lots of features my featherweights don't have, including needle up/down. I haven't sewn on her yet!
Nick Name: Kitty

APQS Ultimate I, 1995
Also known as Fiona,
(Because she is BIG like Fiona from Shrek, but still a Princess and SO COOL!)





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