Brought Back to Life - the 301A

One thing I enjoy doing  for people is bringing their vintage machines back to life. 

This is a 1953 Singer model 301A. 

I love the deco look and sturdiness of the 301. 

Tee Shirt Quilt Completion

After some bursts of inspiration, the tee shirt quilt I was working on is done and with its owner!

I chose to use various plaid fabrics for the borders and backing. 

The cool looking dog approves!

Embroidery Experiments

The final machine that needed setting up was my embroidery machine. It was boxed up last summer and waited around for my attention to come back to it, which it did this weekend!

This is the Singer Futura XL400 hooked up to my old laptop that has the stitch designs in it.

The XL400 attaches to the computer with a USB cable. This set up saved me thousands when it was machine buying time. I found it on sale and decided to go for it. The box was so big, I couldn't get it in my car. I had to take it out and slit the box corners so it would fold down lower!