Are you celebrating with family today?
Our kids were all busy, so DH and I are grillin' and chillin'.
We just got back from a month long trip, so a little chillin' is definitely needed! :-) While away we picked up my DMIL's sewing machine. DH's aunt had saved it for one of his sisters, but they didn't want it--so we asked if we could take it for DD and they were very happy to keep it in the family. It is a National, Model FA630. I don't know very much about it other than it was made in Japan.
DMIL took very good care of it and has notes in the book, stuck to the machine, on the needle packs and just everywhere! It is really a trip to read them and think about her. She did a LOT of mending with this machine. She & DFIL farmed, and raised 5 kids... 2 boys + DFIL = a lot of jeans to mend! :-)
I cleaned and oiled it for DD and then took it for a test drive.
Oh my goodness~ this machine is a work horse!!! :-)
I had this bag that I wasn't able to topstitch with either of my domestic machines, so I wondered if this machine could do it~ it sewed through everything I had thrown at it so far and would you believe it did!!?? It acted like it was sewing through butter!!
This is the Artemis Shoulder Bag.
I am not sure where I got the faux leather, I really liked it, but sure learned a lesson about it~~ just too thick for my little machines. Hmmm, I wonder if DD would let me 'borrow' her machine... long term? :-) LOL
Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!!
1 comment:
A month long trip - good for you! I can’t even imagine my husband being willing to do that. LOL.
An interesting little machine, and obviously a good one.
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