tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post6309928901312988724..comments2024-03-28T18:45:45.374-04:00Comments on Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!: “Household”–More Like House FULL!Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-35578761493683425312014-11-12T09:08:06.732-05:002014-11-12T09:08:06.732-05:00Beautiful machine - lovely color. I own a similar ...Beautiful machine - lovely color. I own a similar heavy duty pewter gray machine that my mom bought for me when I started (trying) to use her OLD treadle machine when I was 13. Penny is so pretty! OH, & I'm retired & 71 now. Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173598703610339004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-80734543609230725762013-02-22T22:22:17.893-05:002013-02-22T22:22:17.893-05:00Penny is a great name! The more I sew on newer ma...Penny is a great name! The more I sew on newer machines, the more I appreciate my 1950's Japanese sewing machine. She's so darn fast and not finicky at all!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194723727404273933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-7428470727438380572013-02-22T21:59:06.902-05:002013-02-22T21:59:06.902-05:00Oh what a beauty! Love the colors so unique. You a...Oh what a beauty! Love the colors so unique. You are one lucky penny yourself finding all these great vintage machines. The only ones I seem to find are very worn or missing all kinds of part and still their price is crazy for such a machine in poor shape. Enjoy your basement time and we will see you on Sunday. I have a sewing weekend planned myself . crazy quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732146613926403990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-4754053564069835112013-02-22T19:49:50.347-05:002013-02-22T19:49:50.347-05:00If those numbers ARE a social security number (whi...If those numbers ARE a social security number (which seems likely) it is definitely a Georgia number, so that seems logical. Very pretty machine. I think I should open up the case that I have similar to that ... a machine that my Mom purchased and that I used during my teenage years ... 50 years ago!Pat Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698987966691248361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-9395682628662130302013-02-22T19:03:07.397-05:002013-02-22T19:03:07.397-05:00What a gorgeous machine! I've never seen one ...What a gorgeous machine! I've never seen one in those colors. And yes, quite sleek and glamorous. LOLElaine/Muddling Throughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07542943000832182111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-1840070176121429922013-02-22T18:54:03.436-05:002013-02-22T18:54:03.436-05:00I'm thinking the numbers are probably for trac...I'm thinking the numbers are probably for tracking in case it's stolen. Here in Canada, people engrave stuff into their valuables in case they're stolen and attempted to be pawned off. If there are numbers, then the pawn broker has to legally call the police and notify them they have had stolen goods brought into their store. Then the number can be traced back to the owner and they get their stuff backSherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386858301971643234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-25470104093312822202013-02-22T17:00:47.059-05:002013-02-22T17:00:47.059-05:00Absolutely stunning...Gorgeous machine...You lucky...Absolutely stunning...Gorgeous machine...You lucky duck what a great find.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10572900779018937820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-42110815264426303532013-02-22T14:39:28.051-05:002013-02-22T14:39:28.051-05:00Reading about all your great old machines makes me...Reading about all your great old machines makes me wish I had kept my grandmother's old New Home machine when I sold mom's house. I know now the broken check spring in the tension is an easy fix, yet I left the machine with the house. Maybe I could beg the buyer to let me have it back??? Somehow I doubt if he sews. On the other hand maybe it's better I don't even let the collecting bug get a start.QuiltinLibraryLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16392850776832804028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-71311503388829729532013-02-22T14:05:18.740-05:002013-02-22T14:05:18.740-05:00Penny is wonderful! I love the story and thrill o...Penny is wonderful! I love the story and thrill of the hunt. Thanks so much for sharing. I have a theory on the burn -- my Nana use to smoke Bellair ciggies when she sewed. When she got to the edge of a garment, she would set her ciggy down on the bed of the machine while she finished up the garment!! Perhaps someone tuning in works at the GA department of motor vehicles and could look up the number for you? Good that you are setting priorities and taking time to sew on the quilts for your next book. Take your time, I'm still trying to make all the other ones and catch up on the mysteries!! I told Cindy during our Sew Day, "just make them all" AND so we are!! Allison in Planohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05771100777200593936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-59007037799159496002013-02-22T13:49:35.480-05:002013-02-22T13:49:35.480-05:00Penny is lovely. You have sharp eyes. Penny is lovely. You have sharp eyes. thequiltersshedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927255065180770286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-49567559114390516022013-02-22T13:21:26.905-05:002013-02-22T13:21:26.905-05:00If your manuscript has to be in then...then what d...If your manuscript has to be in then...then what does that translate to in terms of when the book gets published and is for sale for all of us anxious buyers.. :) I was just curious on how the whole process works. Your new machine is a cutie and Penny is a perfect name. I just retired my Bernina. I have hated the thing ever since I found an old Singer 717 and started sewing on it. The Bernina is working fine for filling bobbins...What a price to pay for a machine that is just filling bobbins!?!?!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801251430263990186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-66983178423822319622013-02-22T13:18:38.802-05:002013-02-22T13:18:38.802-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801251430263990186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-67596304336769975932013-02-22T13:17:42.999-05:002013-02-22T13:17:42.999-05:00Beautiful! Wish our flea markets had such great fi...Beautiful! Wish our flea markets had such great finds...especially at those prices! It used to be common to etch or engrave your valuables with your state's two letter abbreviation followed by your drivers license number. Ahhh...the good old days when we didn't worry about identity theft. We didn't even know what that meant! Thanks for sharing all that you do....so inspiring! Get well soon. Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513849138339562703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-64624036182913106972013-02-22T12:52:06.887-05:002013-02-22T12:52:06.887-05:00Opps, I see lots of people have posted the same th...Opps, I see lots of people have posted the same thing about the scratch. Well there you have it, all are close to the same thing and reason. Enjoy Penny! Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15798674388921876820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-65505202071399292082013-02-22T12:48:52.680-05:002013-02-22T12:48:52.680-05:00Gorgeous. Love Penny as we have disowned the Penny...Gorgeous. Love Penny as we have disowned the Penny in Canada. As for the letters and numbers scratched on it, back years ago we were told to put our sin numbers on all our items in case of theft. Social Insurance Number. You still see items today with this on them. This is a guess of course and the GA could be someones Initials. If I was to see this in Canada that is what I would think. Penny is great and may you have many a fine time sewing with her!<br />ShariSharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15798674388921876820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-83320576617947635192013-02-22T12:13:16.884-05:002013-02-22T12:13:16.884-05:00I LOVE this machine! That stitch gauge in a gloss...I LOVE this machine! That stitch gauge in a glossy arc with a red indicator pin reminds me of all those sci-fi movies of the 50's, and the gauges reading the rocket ships fuel, as they head into space! LOL So atomic-age! What a find! Enjoy your basement time, Bonnie.....I know you'll get so much accomplished! :o)<br /><br />reganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14822110311373036914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-39400149383576890192013-02-22T12:08:06.223-05:002013-02-22T12:08:06.223-05:00A number of yrs. ago (30 plus) our police dept. as...A number of yrs. ago (30 plus) our police dept. assigned specific ID numbers to each family which we needed to permanently apply/scratch to important items in the house and then if there was a burglary and items were recovered, the police could identify the owner. <br />Enjoy all your beautiful machines....and keep on quiltingPhyllis in Minnesotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322966097298166981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-18033631268857920732013-02-22T11:21:04.757-05:002013-02-22T11:21:04.757-05:00I noticed your pressure knob (on the top left end)...I noticed your pressure knob (on the top left end) is very high. Is that where it needs to be for cotton weight fabric on this machine? I don't think we have them on the new machines but they are common on the older ones.Laura in IAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16993058879730411225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-2632603377095475142013-02-22T10:53:04.997-05:002013-02-22T10:53:04.997-05:00Can't believe your luck at finding machines!Can't believe your luck at finding machines! Janet O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-54761251849703764072013-02-22T10:16:13.463-05:002013-02-22T10:16:13.463-05:00The number scratched on the machine could be a dri...The number scratched on the machine could be a driver's license number. My Dad did that to his tools, etc. so if they were ever stolen they could be identified. That may be what the original owner of Penny had in mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-3473350159855586252013-02-22T09:54:24.499-05:002013-02-22T09:54:24.499-05:00I have a couple of old machines that I might part ...I have a couple of old machines that I might part with...how do you know what they are really worth when people will get rid of them so cheaply?Tracy Greenleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03218102486796722290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-70128123717086563752013-02-22T09:49:47.740-05:002013-02-22T09:49:47.740-05:00Another pretty machine. It's great to see so m...Another pretty machine. It's great to see so many machines that you have been able to uncover. I would love to have a bit more info on how you clean and maintain your machines, unless there is something already posted on your site. I so have a couple of my own and just want to be sure that I keep them in tip-top shape! Thanks.shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298875545617628007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-37513158215903569182013-02-22T09:39:10.453-05:002013-02-22T09:39:10.453-05:00She is a beauty! Wish I could find the bargins th...She is a beauty! Wish I could find the bargins that you find.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237008086620990267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-57322685502256006942013-02-22T09:25:50.496-05:002013-02-22T09:25:50.496-05:00Or "Golden Guy?".....in fact since you f...Or "Golden Guy?".....in fact since you found it so close to the Academy Awards when this week is all about "Gold"...maybe you should name this one "Oscar"....lol! (of course when you live in So. Calif. this whole week is about the Oscars/Academy Awards) Enjoy!!!Buddy Love Creationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173975443307430364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-62154857753278961392013-02-22T09:24:02.450-05:002013-02-22T09:24:02.450-05:00Oh Penny is a beauty! I think I like old sewing ma...Oh Penny is a beauty! I think I like old sewing machines as much as I like old cars! Great find!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308992114210167315noreply@blogger.com