Every so often for the last couple years, mostly when I see ads for sewing machines, I think I oh it would be so nice to have an automatic button hole, or look at all those fancy stitches just think of the decorative top stitching I could do, or like the one I looked at last year that pretty much did everything for you but cut the fabric. And then I think about my sewing machine, we have a history together.
My sewing machine was built in the mid-70's. There's no bells and whistles on it. It does a straight stitch, a few zig-zag stitches, and a back stitch. It's the sewing machine my mom bought when I was 3 or 4. It's sewed lots of clothes for my sister and me, quite a few patches to my dad work pants, a few Halloween costumes, a couple stuffed toys, at least 2 baby blankets, other decor items and clothes for my own children. Never in all these years have I or my mom ever needed 22 decorative stitches.
It's a real workhorse machine. Solid metal body and parts, there's no plastic in there anywhere. It's heavy, so it doesn't get moved around much and it powers though everything I put under the needle.
So yes while it would be nice to have a newer machine with lots of features, I'm not sure if I'd use them. I think I want a new sewing machine, but I'm kind of attached to the one I have. It would be like trying to replace an old friend.
My sewing machine was built in the mid-70's. There's no bells and whistles on it. It does a straight stitch, a few zig-zag stitches, and a back stitch. It's the sewing machine my mom bought when I was 3 or 4. It's sewed lots of clothes for my sister and me, quite a few patches to my dad work pants, a few Halloween costumes, a couple stuffed toys, at least 2 baby blankets, other decor items and clothes for my own children. Never in all these years have I or my mom ever needed 22 decorative stitches.
It's a real workhorse machine. Solid metal body and parts, there's no plastic in there anywhere. It's heavy, so it doesn't get moved around much and it powers though everything I put under the needle.
So yes while it would be nice to have a newer machine with lots of features, I'm not sure if I'd use them. I think I want a new sewing machine, but I'm kind of attached to the one I have. It would be like trying to replace an old friend.
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