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I found this Singer 401A at an estate sale last weekend. They wanted $55 for it. I plugged it in and it didn’t run. But I could see that the wiring was jerry-rigged. The machine is filthy, but will be cosmetically great once cleaned. The cabinet is in bad shape.

1. Rotary cutter – I recommend a 45mm blade. It’s small enough to handle some curves, but large enough to go through a lot of fabric. Once you’re sure you want to continue quilting, get some spare blades and change them as soon as you notice that it isn’t cutting.

A special little girl has a birthday tomorrow. My great-niece Sophia will be 3-years-old. She loves Minnie Mouse! I got the idea of this reading pillow from a friend on FaceBook. Luckily I found Minnie Mouse fabric coordinates, one at JoAnn Fabrics and the other from eBay. I always prewash.

Crocheting is something I like to do when I am too tired to sew or quilt. Somewhere I saw a picture of someone using a pretty teapot to keep their ball of yarn in while crocheting. What I make most are dish cloths and hot pads using Peaches ’n Creme.

Here is another project I can’t take total credit for, but I did make it. If you have ever been to the International Quilt Festival in Houston, TX, you know there are hundreds of vendors there with the most awesome products for sale. In recent years, they don’t allow any.

I found a large stash of strips of fabric at an estate sale. I have always wanted to make a string quilt – this stash is perfect. Most of the strips are 2-1/2” wide. Others are 3”, which I cut into two 1-1/2” strips so all my pieces wouldn’t be.

My find of the day this week is this Singer Featherweight tray, Singer Zigzagger attachment with extra stitch patterns and various feet. I can’t imagine why someone would separate the Featherweight tray from the machine case. I will probably need it someday. The zigzagger is like new with the instruction.

I just finished this dog bed for my son’s 4-5 lb. little fur baby, Chico. He is a mix and was supposed to be mostly Chihuahua, but as he got older, he looks like a little old Scottish man. I am thinking mostly some type of terrier. I don’t have.

Here is what you should have at hand So you’re ready to get started with your first quilt but you have no idea where to start. Below is a list of some basic quilting tools you will need to get started in your quilting journey. 1) Sewing Machine – It.

I love to collect everything Singer. I found this “Singer Sewing Skills” project material stuffed inside a sewing machine drawer in an old barn. It was available to “class members only” for a whopping $2.95. It has a picture of the beloved 301 Singer on it. The envelope was dated.