now this is an official UFO from my list. it is in homage to the old viking, the machine that has served me so well for over 30 years now. yes, the paint is a little nicked here and there and it's had more than a few tuneups and repairs, but it's still going strong showing no signs of getting retired. my only issue with this machine is that it weighs a TON; it's a fully steel, swedish-made machine with way more bells and whistles than i'll ever use at this point in my sewing career. sure, i used the fancy stitches--ducks, flowers, hearts, diamonds and zigzags, but not for quite a while now. do i drool a bit over those newer, much snazzier machines? a little, but until the old viking goes to the old machine folks home, we'll remain a daunting duo, giving the energizer bunny a run for its money. like, why not?Wednesday, June 15, 2011
spooling around
now this is an official UFO from my list. it is in homage to the old viking, the machine that has served me so well for over 30 years now. yes, the paint is a little nicked here and there and it's had more than a few tuneups and repairs, but it's still going strong showing no signs of getting retired. my only issue with this machine is that it weighs a TON; it's a fully steel, swedish-made machine with way more bells and whistles than i'll ever use at this point in my sewing career. sure, i used the fancy stitches--ducks, flowers, hearts, diamonds and zigzags, but not for quite a while now. do i drool a bit over those newer, much snazzier machines? a little, but until the old viking goes to the old machine folks home, we'll remain a daunting duo, giving the energizer bunny a run for its money. like, why not?
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My Viking is 33 years old. My husband bought it for me just before we were married so that I could make my wedding dress on it. Three or four years ago he surprised me with a new Pfaff. Neither machine has many bells or whistles, but that is not the kind of sewing I do. My only complaint with my Viking was that there was no walking foot attachment available for that model and I wanted one to make sewing bindings on smoother. I still turn to the Viking for buttonholes.
ReplyDeleteI like your quilt--do the spools continue on around the machine?