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December 2011
Changes in the sewing room since July 2011 included moving Grandma into our home, resulting in a few changes to our sewing room.  Grandma's Singer 301A was added to the "herd" as a portable used sparingly on the dining table.  Grandma essentially took over the table for her work station, where she does cross-stitching and watches the birds in the backyard at the feeder.  Grandma's wicker chair was added to the parlor area for her occasional TV viewing.
July 2011
Changes in the sewing room since last year included moving out the Singer 96-40 industrial machine that was being used for Free Motion Quilting.  Once Bear discovered that my Singer 301A worked great for FMQ, she really didn't need the larger machine full-time, and liked the idea of having a 301A and 401A set up for constant use without having to switch machines in the one cabinet.  Besides adding another machine cabinet, moving out the large industrial stand (96-40) allowed room for a multi-drawer flat-topped cabinet to be added into the sewing area.  She has her rotary cutting mat on top of it.  Our cat enjoys lying on the White Martha Washington coffee table in front of the AC and fan.
November 2010
Free motion quilting on the Singer 96-40, this time on a "stack & whack" quilt.  Grandma is in the background pulling the waistbands out of trousers, and the Boss (cat) is taking another "break" on the loveseat.  Yes, that's a motorcycle in the sewing room.  (Long story.)
October 2010
Our sewing room spills out into our front yard from time to time, when bulky items need sewn.  This time, repairs were needed on an EZ-Up shelter top that got ripped in a wind/rain storm.  The machine being used is a 1914 Singer 66-1 that I converted to a handcrank.  It's in a portable case, and setting on top of an old treadle stand that I got at a farm auction.  The stand's treadle assembly has been removed, and had been previously used as a stand for an electric grinder in a barn.
September 2010
We replaced our large sofa with a small antique loveseat (to make more room for sewing machine cabinets) and still have some seating in our small "parlor" that used to be our livingroom.  Our dining room became our "snack area" with the round oak table and chairs pushed into the corner.  They also serve as a work area and "catch all" for projects.  Many of the machines in our collection can be seen in the photos.
August 2010
We've been struggling with our Singer 96-40 machine that we're adapting to Free-motion Quilting.  It's an industrial high shank machine, and we haven't found a good high shank darning foot to use on it.  We tried a high-to-low shank adaptor for this low shank Viking open-toe foot that we had, but we kept breaking the plastic adaptor.  Finally, with helpful suggestions from the folks at TreadleOn [ http://www.treadleon.net/ ], we lowered the presser bar to accept the low shank foot without an adaptor.  We had trouble getting the foot set for good stitch completion, but it seems to be working well now.  Once we get the stitching going as we want, we intend to convert the power from the temp motor to treadle operation.  We wanted to learn how to do one thing at a time.
July 2010
Our sewing room spills out into our backyard from time to time, when old cotton module tarps are being re-purposed for other uses.  This time, to make a cover for one of the racks filled with old parts machines.  The machine being used is a 1914 Singer 66-1 that I converted to a handcrank.
Our Backyard "Treadle Garden"
May 2011
June 2010

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