tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post5290384066484612259..comments2024-03-26T08:35:24.246-05:00Comments on That man Quilts?: Don’t ever touch my machine again!Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17961668927812199081noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-29345472070855159392014-05-26T19:35:52.287-05:002014-05-26T19:35:52.287-05:00Thank you for the smart and caring words about sup...Thank you for the smart and caring words about supporting our service people - and even if it means sacrifices we make. How can we do less? How can they deserve less?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-61553764124336738292014-05-26T17:31:32.894-05:002014-05-26T17:31:32.894-05:00With four daughters, my mother had the perfect sol...With four daughters, my mother had the perfect solution for maintaining her sewing machine. She encouraged each of us to save babysitting money and buy our own! I still have my Singer 217 purchased for $79 in the early 70's.talkingcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13677436373476891095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-63930690270299900322014-05-24T09:52:08.924-05:002014-05-24T09:52:08.924-05:00Hmmm. MY son put glue down the needle hole in the...Hmmm. MY son put glue down the needle hole in the stitch plate of my Bernina when he was a toddler. He and his daddy had been doing some woodworking projects where my husband had predrilled holes and my son's job was to put wood glue in the hole and then stick the peg in the hole. So there was this sewing machine with a hole, and a bottle of glue happened to be nearby... I was SOBBING! Thank God it was only fringe adhesive glue, and the tech was able to clean all the glue off the bobbin and race hook successfully. I am SURE I told Lars not to ever touch my machine again! <br /><br />I think it's really cool that you are making friends with your mom's machine after all these years.Rebecca Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-67789931075693727242014-05-23T13:01:57.877-05:002014-05-23T13:01:57.877-05:00I love pomegranate trees, blossoms and fruit! How...I love pomegranate trees, blossoms and fruit! How pretty all the flowers are in your yard!<br /><br />Thank you for supporting veterans. I am so worried about the way the VA has been treating our servicemen. They all deserve better. Nearly all of the men in my family have been in the service, and I agree with the officer who spoke at my dad's funeral and said that all veterans are heroes.<br /><br />I had the absolute worst sewing teacher in high school. She had an anxiety disorder and scared me so much about sewing that I didn't sew again until I was forced to by need when my children were babies. Kudos for overcoming the admonition not to touch that sewing machine on your own, for fun.lwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08731797783816953087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-42387252129323101172014-05-23T10:25:55.731-05:002014-05-23T10:25:55.731-05:00Sydney's hibiscus is gorgeous! And the pomegr...Sydney's hibiscus is gorgeous! And the pomegranate flower is amazing, as well. Wow! Have I mentioned that Day Lilies are one of my favorites? I have a pink one (whose name I can't remember at the moment) that I am particularly fond of. If we were neighbors, I'd ask for a cutting of that Bernina. She is gorgeous!<br /><br />I enjoyed hearing about your mom's machine. My mom had a Singer that was probably 20 years old when I started to sew in the early 80's. It was a workhorse. I'd love to find an old machine like that -- one that can sew through anything.<br /><br />xo -EElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07980461113595763030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-10401383443415901232014-05-23T10:17:18.691-05:002014-05-23T10:17:18.691-05:00It was good to see the machine again. Bought it wh...It was good to see the machine again. Bought it when J was born, 1975. We even had to finance it. But it more than paid for itself. Made everything M. and I wore and shirts for you and Dad. Wonder when I had time to sew. Couldn't do it now. You and Rob are very supportive of each other, that is the way it is supposed to be in a Happy Home. Thanks for saying the things about the Veterans. I try to shake their hands and thank them for their service. Also law enforcement. Gotta go this is a blog, not an email. lumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-35606190258555622952014-05-23T10:02:20.047-05:002014-05-23T10:02:20.047-05:00I bought this same machine in late 1975. It was my...I bought this same machine in late 1975. It was my first sewing machine. I used it until a tooth broke off of the gear that does teh zig zag and it would miss a 'zag' whenever it got to that spot in the gear. <br /><br />If you take off the bottom of the machine under where the bobbin sits, you will probably see a nylon gear. I don't have my machine anymore, and I just donated one just like it to a church quilting group or I would go look, but usually there are two gears that look kind of like this:<br /><br />http://www.ebay.com/itm/SINGER-Hook-Gear-Set-103361AS-Fits-534-834-6136-Mor-/280360211707?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4146c554fb<br /><br />One of them usually breaks. When they are replaced, they require timing from the 'singer man'. <br /><br />Hope this is not what happened, but I'm guessing it probably is. Sorry. Did you know you are to never put oil on nylon gears? It speeds disintegration. <br /><br />I am happy you finally got your mother's machine. I hope if it is broken, that you will fix it good as new. I loved mine, til it broke. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994575359990994574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-15103232053013599002014-05-23T08:52:58.958-05:002014-05-23T08:52:58.958-05:00No doubt you are equally supportive when Rob does ...No doubt you are equally supportive when Rob does it.<br />LillianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com