in 1952 when I was 4, I ran away from home and only took one thing - my mother's box of sewing machine attachments! sewing has been a part of my life ever since! ps: I only made it one house away
My dad bought mom's sewing machine in about 1950. Was in the store when they bought it and the store had a Featherweight. I wanted it big time. Finally, my dad told me in no uncertain terms that it was not a toy and I could not have it. Was not happy, but the law had been laid down. In about '76 was at a garage sale and there was a feather weight for $35. Bought it on the spot. Came with book, zigzag attachment, button hole attachment and all regular attachments. Looks like new. Won't part with it despite having a Bernina and a two year old modern Janome in a wonderful sewing desk. The Featherweight is my treasure.
I still have the original Singer Featherweight sewing machine that my husband and I bought for me in early 1953. Plus the card table that you could use to hold it. I had just found out we were going to have a baby and I wanted a sewing machine to not only make clothes for me but for my baby. I recall it cost something like $99. It was a hard decision to spend that amount of money but he did. And I can promise all that sewing machine paid for itself many many more times that the original price. We had 3 little girls and I made all their school clothes (back in the day when girls wore cotton dresses to school) plus took tailoring courses and learned how to make a wool suit - lined and bound buttonholes. I can't tell you how many Easter mornings I was sitting up putting in hems or sewing on buttons to finish up my girls new Easter dresses. So here some 69 years later I pull it out occasionally and do some mending or whatever. One of the best things we ever bought.
My grandmother had a singer sewing machine in the cabinet with the foot pedal. She made so many quilts for everyone in our family who wanted one. She took scraps of material and cut them into small pieces and made her quilts. When my daughter was born she made her a quilt, she cut out little animals and made her the quilt, my daughter still has it, she will be 51 next month. My mother would make dresses for me and my sister, when I was a young teenager I had an afternoon job thru the Neighborhood Youth Program. When I got paid she would take me to the store to pick out fabric and a pattern and that’s how I got my dresses for school. Back then girls could not wear pants to school we had to wear dresses until my Senior year back in 1972. My grandma’s sewing machine is still in the family, one of my cousins wanted it so my mom gave it to him. So many memories you made me remember, thank you Granny Pat. Love that new red top with your gold glasses.🥰
My grandmother had a 1887 treadle she bought used, my grandfather refurbished it. My aunt who is now 87, had made my two brothers some shirts on that machine when they were 5, they were twins and passed away a few years ago, so the machine is extra special to me. I haven't had it but two years and still waiting to use it. I am new to your channel and will be subscribing. I love to sew and recently learned to make quilts. I am 60 now, and enjoy hearing about the days gone by.
Thank you Granny Pat, I love your feather weight sewing machine. I made pJ bottoms for my husband when we got married, he asked me and I was excited to make them. That was 1981 and he has gone to heaven. I found his pj bottoms he was so proud of and he just wore them out. Sewing makes special memories also. ❤
OMG! A Singer Featherweight….my Mother sewed all the clothings for us five kids and some of her clothes and all the curtains and decor items for our modest home. Yep I had some sweet dresses made out of seed sacks. Also at this time the cotton store fabric came in 36” widths. She worked wonders. My oldest sister really could sew as well as Mom. She made a lined business suit when she graduated high school. Anyway…like you Mother finally got her dream cabinet machine that did the magic zigzag sheet. Unfortunately she traded her little Featherweight in on that new machine. She continued sewing all her life…and she said she never had as good a sewing machine as that featherweight. She always regretted getting rid of her little Singer. Her’s came with a sweet little suitcase that just fit perfectly with that hinged flange folded up. I loved using that little machine as well. Today I have an adequate portable White 25:02 sewing machine…But never was as good or as simple to use as that old loved Featherweight. Thank you for giving me a sweet memory of my Mother and all those great items she made all those years ago. I was born in 1940 and Mom had that machine as far back as I can remember.💕💕💕💕💕
Thank you Granny Pat! ❤ I have an old straight stitch, no zip zag Singer sewing machine. My mom was told to hang on to it too. Well, she handed it down to me! It's been a great machine over the years. I still use it! I have many sweet memories of my mom making my clothes, and for my dolls too. She was an excellent seamstress as was my grandmother. Thanks for the memories. 😊
I have enjoyed reading all the comments here! Such wonderful memories from folks! My mom had her mothers Singer with the pump foot pedal that we kids loved to push on under the desk while she was sewing! She taught me how to sew. Mom was a wonderful seamstress and even worked at one time in a garment factory. She made our clothes and any specialty clothing for special events. She made satin lined suit jackets, pants and such. A perfectionist, folks thought she bought the clothes. Her things were better than store bought. Towards the end she loved making quilts and yearly went to the Paducah KY quilt show. That show was incredible! The spare bedroom had a utility rack filled with yards and yards of material, all color hues. She was an artist..in oil painting, cooking and was a concert pianist, 1st chair violinist and singer. So seeing your beautiful quilt brought those wonderful memories back! My dad retired from Caterpillar in the 80’s and as a part time job, he started his own sewing machine repair shop which was very popular with all the seamstresses around.. He knew how to fix and tune up all machines! He’s almost 96 now and when mom passed away, he closed shop a few years back. Well Ive rambled on enough. God bless you Granny and all the lovely people here!🌷Cheri from IL
I find it humorous to tell you I have done most of the things crafting as you. I am now 73 and thank you for showing me your loving talents. Your small singer as I have one smalll singer that belonged to my husbands mother. I’ve made clothes and quilts curtains etc. it’s what we do isn’t it.I have tons of jewelry I play with plus flower gardens knitting etc. thank you again and I so enjoyed visiting with you.
Wow...listening to you as I quilt sure takes me back. Today is my mom's birthday and she taught me how to sew when I was around 7 years of age. I now have her Kenmore sewing manchine and her mother's Minnesota treadle. I now own 3 Singer 301's. The Featherweight is next on my list. Keep telling your stories. They are a delight!
I love to sew. Since my husband passed away, I have been trying to make quilts. I made my wedding dress, also. The kind of interests you have reminds me of a lot of my interests. I keep myself busy sewing. It makes me feel like I am getting something accomplished.🥰
That sewing machine is gorgeous! It totally looks brand new! I was doing some math and $150 back in 1955, adjusted for today’s inflation, is a whopping $1,723.29! Crazy, huh?! Beautiful score on that blouse from Goodwill! It looks like it is worth more than $6.00! Sewing is so much fun! Maybe you can show us the sewing machine in action! ❤
A year out of college, one year of teaching, one summer teaching summer school, and I bought my first new sewing machine! That was 58 years ago and the year I bought my first brand new Singer sewing machine! It was called a Touch and Sew! I made all my clothes on it for years! After that, I made things for my daughter. I also got into making rag dolls and clothing for friends for a few years after I retired. All for free, of course. My daughter was grown and married at that time and I know she didn’t want one of those, as she has sons. However, I made them for all my friends who did want one. I’m like you, I’ve not sewed for several years. However, I still treasure my sewing machine!
I made One dress in Home Economics in 6th Grade And Wore it to Church I didn't sew the Seams Right the Zipper was crooked The material Mama let me pick out was Big Orange and Yellow flowers..😮 Well at Church the dress started Coming apart at the seams I was lucky it didn't fall completely apart But That was the Last time I tried Making Anything! Mama made our clothes a lot of times and made us all a Quilt. I wasn't like her Had No skills and No Want to either! It was good hearing your Story I always Enjoy them all! Thank you for Being here to tell us!❤ I AM a pretty good Cook but It wasn't from Home Economics that's for sure. Debbie In Texas
Your story made me laugh, it is so much like mine. I'm 71 now but back in junior high school I took a Home Economics class. For the seeing unit I (tried!) To make a long-sleeved blouse that buttoned down the front. When I finished I wore it to school the next day, and one by one, almost all the buttons began to pop off. That was the end of my sewing career!!!😳😉
Dear Granny Pat, I sew all my quilts with my grandmother's Singer Featherweight since she gave it to me in the 1970's! (I'm 70 and have sewn hundreds of quilts with it!) I love it and it is so quiet and sweet! Thank you for the chat. You are a treasure.
Growing up it was my Oldest Sister who would make my school dresses. I wish I still had them today. I learned to sew in 4H club. We all made a basic skirt with elastic waistband and entered them in the county fair. We were so proud of our garments. The year was 1969, i was going on 10 years of age. I continued to sew, I made a crib quilt with matching curtains and quilted wall hanging pictures for my 1st baby’s nursery in 1981 and every year I would sew halloween costumes for my little boys. I never had a Singer, I had a Sears Kenmore. Great memories ❤
Granny Pat your Featherweight machine is a treasure! My husband gave me a Featherweight two years ago as a Christmas surprise. I love piecing quilts on it.
Oh Pat, your featherweight is beautiful and so glad you still have it from so many years ago. Your quilt is amazing and I remember those quilt shows, lots of inspiration there. Thank you for sharing your love of sewing and other projects. I sew by hand today, not making clothes but all other projects are sew in with needle and thread.
Enjoyed your show Granny. I learned to sew helping my Grandma thread her sewing machine. It was a Montgomery Ward cabinet style. Oh the memories we made. Teresa from Ga. ❤
So many memories! I took 3 years H. EC. in high school, and loved it. Of course l majored in Home Economics at the U. of AZ. Enjoyed sewing more than cooking, and l made an outfit a week for school. I'd help my grandmother make quilts too. Did 2 on my own. You are a wonder with your talents and wonderful life you've lived and your Sharp Mind. Love your stories, Jan in Tennessee.
I have a singer featherweight too! Love it. My sister collects machines so when I saw it at her house I just had to have it. So easy to use. Yours looks like it was very well cared for...69 years 😊
Mama had a Singer pedal machine . She sewed a lot but I was about 11 and she let me sew. I was a proud little girl. I sewed for years and made little dresses for my little girl. I was good with zippers but never got those button holes right. I miss all those things we learned. My parents had patience with us so we learned things easy.
I still have my grandmother's old treadle sewing machine. You always bring back so many memories. I do remember when my mother made our dresses by hand. We picked out our fabric from the big Sears catalogue and ordered it by mail. 😊😊😊
I loved watching your video! I own two Featherweight sewing machines. One I bought in 1996 and the other was gifted to me by my brother in 1998. Both in pristine condition. I have sewn the better part of my life having been taught by my mother and my aunt long ago. Your Featherweight is so beautiful and you are one talented lady! Thank you for sharing your wonderful stories!!!
I enjoyed your video, I’m 84 and was an instructor at a senior center in a small town in N Y.many years ago. I inherited 2 feather weights from 2 seniors from the class,that had past on.I love them and enjoy using them. The stitches are perfect. I also have a brother embroidery and sewing machine.. I have downsized in recent years, but had a few machines at one time. Mostly do embroidery at this point, of wall hangings. Sewed for tthree granddaughters when they were young, and most of my own clothes.Granny Pat stay well and will watch you soon.
Mom taught me to sew on her Singer! Mom learned from her Mom on the old Singer Treadmill! I still pop out the sewing once in a while! Unfortunately the price of fabric & patterns are so expensive its more cost effective to buy ready made! Love ya Granny Pat!❤❤❤
My mother sewed on a manual Singer sewing machine, well into the early 90’s. She used to sew without using commercial patterns. My aunt gifted me a Kenmore sewing machine. It is built like a tank. I still have the machine. It still works although I haven’t used it in a while. I took a tailoring course 50 years ago. I’ve made trousers. The zipper in pair of trousers is not the easiest thing to do but I, eventually, got it right. I started making drapes, curtains with French pleats and valances. I don’t sew anymore. Back in the day, everyone wanted me to make their drapes, until I got fed up and stopped doing it. 🙏❤️🇨🇦
I enjoyed the video Pat! My wife and I both have a featherweight. Mine is the Centennial and hers is a 1954 (her birth year). Neither of us will ever sell them! She also has a Janome that I bought her. She quilts a lot. She has a best friend with a long arm quilter. I made 3 quilts and now I am working on a yo yo quilt. I just like to have something to do with my hands during cold weather when all we can do is sit. The yard work wears me out in the summer. I’m 75 and don’t get around good anymore. I have ruptured disks in my back and can only walk so much. Since kov*d we hardly leave the house when it is everywhere. She visits her sewing friend and I go to the Antique Mall about once a month. You have a lot of talent with all the things you do. We have to amuse ourselves more these days. My wife is doing some pottery right now but I’m not interested so far…. Thanks for the video! David from Texas ❤
I couldn’t get interested in pottery. Made one ceramic doll. That was enough. As we get older there is no reason to sew. What is there left to make that we don’t already have?
Love your top! I love to quilt and was able to find a Featherweight online at Goodwill. I had a lady tell us that they get them quite often and auction them so I went a browsing just before Thanksgiving a few years back. I made a bid on one not ever dreaming I would ever win a bid. I saw a few that ended up over $600, but I put in my max bid any how. Well, we went camping with friends for Thanksgiving out of town and as I was waking up the day after I remembered I had put in that bid and so I went to check my email…….Lo and behold I had an email telling me I had won the auction and I screamed with joy. My husband thought I had lost my mind or something dreadful was in my sleeping bag I think as I screeched!! 😂 My max bid was for $225, so I got a deal for sure and even more so now that you told us you paid $150 for yours brand new. I just love my machine and I found out that the day mine was made was in April 1948. I say it was a gift and blessing from God and my oldest Brother that had just passed a few weeks before. My Brothers was also born in 1948. I think of him every time I sew with it and thank God for blessing me with the machine. I have always wanted to sew since I was little. My Mom didn’t care to sew, but both my Granny’s could make anything. I was very fortunate to have both my Great Grandmothers until I was almost 15 years old. I use to love listening to their stories and sure wish I would have asked more questions back then, but you don’t really think of those things at that age.I also wish I could have learned to sew from them. I was passed on their machines though and sure treasure them. Your daughter will always treasure yours too! I love listening to your stories also. You sure make me think of my Granny’s and the memories of my childhood and how fortunate that I grew up during those times when family was closer nit and not scattered as it is today. Thank you for sharing your stories!
Your sewing machine is worth its weight in gold. You should look on the internet but I would never part with it. It really is a classic machine and certainly valued at much more than anything you would be able to buy today. I both sew and quilt and so I have seen many different machines. It is something that should stay in the family.
You are a talented lady. I sewed a little bit when I was younger. I had a first cousin that could sew anything, she made all of her husband’s shirts. She was a great seamstress and cook! Thanks for sharing.
I had 2 sons, so I know sowing for males is hard! I did see my son a red Superman cape! I hand sewed baby blankets and quilts. Mom got my Sears machine in her old age! I lost my wedding ring and found it 6 months later on my thread spool! Cindy in Illinois.
I'm thinking of the hours and all the garments and projects you spent and accomplished at your sewing machine. What fond memories that sewing machine brings to mind. Thank you for sharing.❤
Ms Pat, You have a real treasure. Shines like new in spite of it's age. I have a feather weight in the case, but I used mostly my 401A Singer, bought in the early 60's. The 401A is an excellent machine also and I was told by a repairman that it was the last all metal machine made by Singer. I learned to sew on a Singer treadle machine. I had the pleasure of teaching two granddaughters and a grandson to sew. My daughter did not care to sew. I machine peiced many quilt tops and hand quilted a few of them. At 88, I have picked up hand quilting again and just finished a small quilt that needed to be finished. Mother made all the dresses for my two sisters and I. Many of them were from feedsacks. Chicken feed came in the cotton printed bags and I think you needed three matching sacks for a dress. Did your Mamma sew feedsacks for your dresses? Mother would have us look in the Sears or Montgomery Ward catalog and pick out a design we liked and she would cut out a pattern from newspaper. Very interesting progam......keep them coming!!!
Hi there. I loved listening to your stories. I have a Featherweight from 1953. I also have a few that I am rebuilding, as that is a hobby for me. One of those is from 1937!! I have many vintage Singer sewing machines and a Kenmore as well. Nothing sews like a vintage machine. Anyway, I wanted to say hello and tell you how much I enjoyed this. Also, my mom had the cat eye glasses as well with the rhinestones. I still have them in a shadow box where I can look at them often. Have a wonderful day.
I know EXACTLY what you mean about paintings. Once, I was at a museum myself and something drew me to the eyes of a woman in the painting and upon closer look to I actually could see a reflection in the eyes of the woman that was itself in amazing detail. Such skill the artist had. If I tried to do a paint by number project even it would look horrible.
Good morning sweet grandma you are looking so good I love you grandma working on machine live you long time with the better health and wealth happiness and goodnesses with you all the time good luck
I bought a 1930’s featherweight in 1986, and learned to quilt. I love it! I have fancier machines-but if I could only have one- I’d pick this old featherweight of mine. It has chips in the paint and the box is falling apart- Thanks for sharing your beautiful machine!
Pat, this was such a wonderful video i love hearing everything you have done and places you have been . I always was going to go to a big museum and see all the wonderful treasures . I've not traveled much i didn't see the ocean till i was 20 i was in amazement i sat and watched the sun come up it was breathtaking. That was a wonderful trip to Florida but it was like another world to me i remember going in a little grocery store and couldn't believe people were everywhere in little bitty bikinis lol . I had never seen anything like that back home in KY. Always wanted to travel to all the national parks and would dream of Alaska. That will never happen now so anyone planning to do things later please don't wait we never know what will happen to our health our bodies go enjoy this beautiful precious world while you can like Granny Pat has done. Granny Pat thank you for all your wonderful videos they sure have made me laugh and cry plus like tonight keep my mind of the pain without your videos it would be a long night. 💛🙏🕊️🙏💛🌹
@@chitchatwithgrannypat7900 I'm truly so thankful for finding you it was meant to be thank you for sharing your wonderful life I love hearing all about it you give me joy. Thank God for you Granny Pat you are such a precious person. I know I don't know you personally but may I say I love you dear lady 💛
@@SuzieQ-lw2kp I’m just the average elderly lady, finding a way to enjoy the simple things in life. RUclips has provided that for me…and lots of fantastic viewers.
You are truly a wealth of information and knowledge to listen to. Both my Mother & Mother in law used to do sewing many years ago and I wish I could hear their story. Thank you for telling your sewing stories and sharing your wonderful experiences, it brings me to think of the experiences those two ladies in my life once had. I’m the only one who sews on both sides of the family and a granddaughter who doesn’t sew got a trundle sewing machine to display at her house. It would be nice to see on it but it wasn’t given to me. I’ve been sewing for over 40 years and hope to one day get a feather weight, hopefully with a wonderful story behind it;)
I love this. I could sit and listen to you all night. I sound like you. I do something until I get tired and on to something else. Have a wonderful night
Your Featherweight sewing machine is a wonderful treasure. My grandmother had one and made many beautiful clothes for me when I was little. When I was in elementary school little girls only wore dresses. The Featherweight machines are much sought after now. You can even buy ones that have been painted custom vintage shades like pink and light teal with hand painted flowers on them. All the women in my family were wonderful seamstresses but unfortunately it stopped when it got to me. I am now 62 and that is a regret of mine for never learning to sew. I do hand needlework to keep busy. Thank you for the very interesting video. I love to hear from you no matter what you talk about. Take care.
They have said that we are never too old too learn. Try the machine sewing, or slow stitching and watercolour or oil painting. How old was Grandma Moses when she took up painting. Keeping up with technology way to go. Up here in Alberta CA.
I just love your glasses. How beautiful are they. You look very pretty in red. I enjoy listening to you. Its fun and interesting to hear your stories. Precious lady. Oh my I had the singer 2000 also. It was my dream machine. I had less expensive machines through the years. I sewed many clothes for my daughter's. I,love it I'm going to sew a baby doll for myself. Just to challenge myself. I want to make a wardrobe for the baby doll. I just wanted to keep up my skills. It keeps my mind fresh. Thanks for,this wonderful time.
Love your featherweight! I didn't learn sewing or cooking in home economics. Mama sat me down at her machine when I was expecting my first child. Maternity clothes were expensive. She knew ways around that. Zippers made her a nervous wreck so I skipped those. Ended up with 5 pretty outfits and they were repeated next time until I got so big (twins) that nothing fit! You have so much creativity! In fine arts and language arts along with culinary skills. I tried the roasted vegetables and they were delicious! You were right, sweet potatoes added so much! Bless you for sharing your life with us.
Thank you for showing your machine and telling the story of your mom’s brand new machine!! your daddy was a good man 💕💕💕 I’m glad I asked about your sewing! My Singer 4432 heavy duty was $150 in 2023!!! 😮 -Cathy
Hi Granny Pat. I like your red top. Your Singer sewing machine is a really nice portable. Bet you have made some beautiful things. Take care. Nancy from IN.
I enjoyed this video very much. My mother knew how to sew, but not as good as she would have liked to be. She made me a dress once, when I was in jr high school. An a-frame dress. She did a good job, but couldn't make anything fancier than that. I'm sure she did a lot more sewing when I was younger than that. She never mentioned how much sewing she did. There were 5 of us kids, so she had to be sewing more. Anyway, she had one of those sewing machines inside a table. You would lift up the top and the sewing machine would come up to the top from the inside. And it had a foot pedal. When my mother passed, my sister and I divided her jewelry up between us and I've been meaning to make something out of them to give to my sister and other female relatives. I haven't done it yet. Your "pot of flowers" out of jewelry is beautiful! Now I DO like hearts, and I was thinking of possibly making one for myself with her jewelry. I need to do that. You are giving me some incentive to do that now. Lynn in AZ
I love your Singer sewing machine and love that you still have it. I started to learn to sew in Home Ec in Junior High and it started my love of sewing. I sewed a lot of my own clothes, my mom’s and made shirts for my brother. I haven’t sewn clothes in quite awhile but have sewn kitchen chair cushions, pillows and curtains. Fabric is more expensive nowadays and it’s pretty much cheaper to just buy clothes already made. Your jewelry shadow box picture is BEAUTIFUL! Thank you for another wonderful video ❤
Granny Pat, I so very much enjoyed all of your sewing stories. Please keep sharing with us, you are a treasure. I have restored more Featherweights than I can count for others and every single one has a special story, it’s one of the reasons I love them so much. I restore other vintage and antique Singers as well and they are all loved and continue to be used, nothing is made now like those machines were. Thank you so much for sitting down to chat with us, I enjoyed my cup of coffee with you this morning! Blessings, -Jen
Hello Granny Pat,, my first time here, new subscriber. Loved your chat and found all of the topics interesting. My Mom had a little singer machine, she made all of our dresses, I have2 older sisters, so the clothes got passed down. My Grandmother and aunt worked in a textile mill, so cloth was available and either free or very inexpensive. MyMom, went on to start her own sewing business, however, she made lined drapes and slipcovers. She was totally self taught, and well known in our small New England town. She did sell her original singer machine for an industrial heavy machine, and she said on many occasions she wished she’d have kept her little singer. My Mom sadly passed years ago, she would have been very close to your age. I enjoyed your chat today in so many ways, thank you. Mom had a love of pretty dishes and although Mom was a blue and white dish lover, funny I prefer, the pink dishes, and when you told us to sit tight and look at your dishes , I said I have been admiring your dishes, throughout the video. I had never heard of the shadow boxes, from the old jewelry, and found that interesting as well. Your flower basket quilt is beautiful!❤I make jewelry, sew, and do crafts. I have a singer 99k, I wanted a feather weight but they re very desirable these days, and expensive. So I am happy with my 99k, and I have a singer 6106, my $10.00 thrift store find, and that does a zigzag and a few other stitches, enough for me. They just don’t make things the way they use to! Anyway so glad I found you. Thank you, Shirley❤
I just discovered your channel this morning as I ate my breakfast. I love all things vintage. I use a Singer Featherweight. I also have a Singer treadle machine but don’t use it much. I am 58 and I quilt, gardening, preserve, and do hand embroidery. I enjoyed hearing your stories and want to go back and listen to other videos as time permits. Thank you and God bless.
I bought my first featherweight on eBay several years ago, I love that machine, I now how 3 total featherweight’s and I love them all. You are in inspiration to all. Love your video
Oh my Pat❤ I love my little featherweight Singer. always keep it safe and in the little black case. One of my stories. I do not quilt or sew. I was in Houston in the 1990s and happened to go to the George Brown Convention Center. They were having a quilt show. I got to meet Anne Bancroft sitting in front of a famous quit. Later I learned she was in a movie about quilts that year. It was 1995.
Your video was such fun! l so enjoy your walk down memory lane and the perfect Singer sewing machine. I actually am a sewer and found much pleasure making some of the same things for my home. I have the Singer Touch & Sew II. It’s an older model but still performs fine. I absolutely love your shadow box picture of those beautiful jewels. Such talent! Thanks again for an interesting visit. See you soon. Good wishes and blessings to you. 🌷
🙏🤗❤Love it! Your Sewing Machine is so nice, looks new and has a lot of wonderful memories you can share. I love sewing and learned how in Home Economics in high school.
I had my grandmothers treadle singer,sewing machine in a wooden case. It folded down into the case, wooden arm folded over top look like a piece of furniture. You pull the wooden piece up, lifted the sewing machine out and it would sit on top. I made my two girls rompers with fancy yolked tops attached. After we moved to Indiana, I still had the sewing machine in the garage for many years got rid of the sewing machine and then after many years discarded the case I just saw an antique roadshow together they’re worth over $500. It was looking pretty bad being left out in the garage. I had nowhere to put it. My grandmother seamstress at a factory in the early 1900s founder 1900 census listed occupation, seamstress. Your machine looks brand new. I jammed many a bobbin on that treadle😁 my sister-in-law made lots of decoupage pictures 35 years ago. very popular .Nancy, Indiana
Enjoyed this video. Love your eye glasses. And I love the shelf hanging behind you on the wall with the saucers and coffee cups. I am trying to find one like. You can't beat those old featherweight straight stitch machines! Your machine looks like you've taken good care of it. And your mom's treadle machine is probably worth a lot of money. Thanks for telling us your sewing story. Wish you showed us the wedding gown / wedding picture.
Granny Pat, you are far more talented than you give yourself credit for. Your artist skills are very intuitive, & incidentally, those are gifts from God. I thoroughly appreciate your time & effort w/these videos. I have enjoyed learning & listening to you. Your a wonderful teacher. Hello to Jan. Have a blessed day. (Sallie Morrill, Pensacola FL)
Hello Granny Pat! So enjoyed your talk today about your Featherweight machine. In my town in Pennsylvania there is a quilting shop that has classes on how to sew using a Featherweight (and it’s foot attachments) and also how to maintain a Featherweight machine…imagine that?! This shop also sells Featherweight machines that the store owner has refurbished back to working order! Seems like those machines are work horses and beloved by their owners! So glad you shared your story today. I may have to go see about getting one of those for myself! Take care and thanks for sharing! 🫶😃
I’m in Hershey, and would love to know where this wonderful quilting shop is! We aren’t far from Lancaster County, but I’ve never found a shop that gives lessons. They all just sell fabrics and finished Amish quilts.
@@gaywells7340 Hello! I did answer your question with a full answer here yesterday but the moderator has removed my answer to your question. That is so bizarre and I don’t understand it! I put a lot of effort in answering your question with helpful information.
Hello Granny Pat! I just found your channel and Love it!!! I have a singer featherweight sewing machine too and Love it. Have sewn quilts and some doll clothes with it. Love listening to your voice and am going to go back and watch all of your videos. Have a fun day.
In 1938 my newly married mom dove off a 20 foot dock in Hartford Ct. My dad kiddingly dared her to- she did not hesitate a second. Yes, a beautiful little Singer❤
THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS VIDEO! I accidentally came across featherweight sewing machines a couple of years ago I think on RUclips and how sought after they were! So I started searching for one and actually found a black one about 30 minutes away and then antique shop here in Maryland. Then I learned about the tan ones and white ones and started searching for them as well. About a year ago, I came across a white one at a local estate sale and I won the bid! It is gorgeous and both of my featherweight sew beautifully! Each of them were under $400. I also have my mother-in-law’s singer 15-91! It came in its own cabinet with a sitting stool. The cabinet was pretty much a mess so I took it out and use it on a table top.
I have alway’s loved the feeling of those quilts. I finally decided to start my own collection. I bought a brand new one from a thrift store in the original package it’s never been opened. Also I found the brand new curtains to match! It’s a spring pattern. I’m going to use it all Spring, & Summer. You truly inspire me. Also, I wanted to let you know that color shirt is just beautiful on you! You look so nice. You definitely have great genes! ❤
Hi. I just found your videos today and you remind me so much of my mother. In 29 days will be the first anniversary of her death. I am so proud of you and loved to hear about seeing the lilies and the bridge at the museum. I plan to continue following you and the chats. I own two Featherweight machines, a black original with the gold designs on it and I was given a one someone had found in a shop that had been painted red. Someone really brought it back to life and it runs actually better than a Bernina. They did put back on labels to make it look like the black one. I call her Rosey. I am from Mililani Hawaii and I am 73 years old. I feel we have grown up and seen so many things and changes/innovations in our life’s. I only hope that others like you and me pass on valuable spoken life lessons that can be passed down through the ages. Only thru these memories can we keep the sacrifices others before us have suffered so we can have a better life. May you have a good 2024❤
I thoroughly enjoyed your chat today, Granny Pat, as I am a quilter! I came to appreciate antique quilts because my Mom had several hanging in the house as I was growing up. She even hung a beautiful blue and white “Ohio Star” quilt in my bedroom that hung there until I moved out as an adult after graduating from college. My Mom passed away in 2005..she was 76 and she was my best friend. I think of her every single day. I recently moved back to my hometown after being away for 18 years. I am so incredibly happy to be back near all of my family (sisters, nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews). The newest addition is my niece’s baby boy who is 1 year old❤️ I moved from a fairly large home into a 2 bedroom/1 bathroom 900 square foot condo which I am absolutely loving! I have one of the bedrooms set up as my sewing room which makes me so happy. And I still have that antique blue and white quilt that hung in my bedroom for all those years. It’s hanging proudly in my dining area and brings me such joy! I was thrilled to see your Flower Basket quilt. It is so delightful..something you should be quite proud of. I would love to see some of the other things you’ve sewn over the years. It’s a wonderful hobby! Enjoy the rest of your day! Thanks for sharing! Anne in California
My first singer machine cost $12. It was a treadle.😅 i took in sewing for a while. that was early 60s. I do only mending now. so enjoyed your memories. God bless.
I love my featherweight, and quilted on it for year and still use it as my traveling machine. I am also a proud owner of 13 machines including a white machine.
Dear Granny Pat, I Love the Story about your Mothers sewing machine. I Truly Love Your Feather Weight! It looks like brand new. You are a Sweetheart! You take such good care of your things. I would love to find a feather weight one of these days on an antique shopping trip. I too think they are the best machine ever. I did find a nice one in a box . It is a little newer in very good shape that I treasure. I like to sew. When I was young I started piecing a quilt together. My oldest brother came in one day , and said ole she’s gonna get married she’s making a quilt. I was thinking no I’m not. Well about a year later I got married. I guess that’s what the women used to do . Start making quilts when someone was going to get married. I sewed it all by hand. It was a flower garden guilt. My Aunt showed me how. She could sew anything. She made some quilts like yours that had several smaller baskets. Your quilt is beautiful! I Love Your Stories ! I would like to give you a Big Ole Hug for this One!!! So many Memories!!! Love You! Thanks for the Story’s. Bonnie Lou from Ohio ♥️😘
Granny, Loved the story--I am 71 yrs old and taught myself to sew on my Grandma's Singer treadle machine, your featherweight is gorgeous and will bring you a pretty penny if you decide to sell it😍. If you ever decide to sell your little featherweight I would buy it in a heart beat
Granny Pat , you are an amazing lady. I learn so much from you. You’ve always had hobbies and never stop learning. My daughter Brandis like you and my grandmother was very much like you. A real treasure.❤
in 1952 when I was 4, I ran away from home and only took one thing - my mother's box of sewing machine attachments! sewing has been a part of my life ever since! ps: I only made it one house away
My dad bought mom's sewing machine in about 1950. Was in the store when they bought it and the store had a Featherweight. I wanted it big time. Finally, my dad told me in no uncertain terms that it was not a toy and I could not have it. Was not happy, but the law had been laid down. In about '76 was at a garage sale and there was a feather weight for $35. Bought it on the spot. Came with book, zigzag attachment, button hole attachment and all regular attachments. Looks like new. Won't part with it despite having a Bernina and a two year old modern Janome in a wonderful sewing desk. The Featherweight is my treasure.
Lucky girl. Always treasure those machines; they are the best.
I still have the original Singer Featherweight sewing machine that my husband and I bought for me in early 1953. Plus the card table that you could use to hold it. I had just found out we were going to have a baby and I wanted a sewing machine to not only make clothes for me but for my baby. I recall it cost something like $99. It was a hard decision to spend that amount of money but he did. And I can promise all that sewing machine paid for itself many many more times that the original price. We had 3 little girls and I made all their school clothes (back in the day when girls wore cotton dresses to school) plus took tailoring courses and learned how to make a wool suit - lined and bound buttonholes. I can't tell you how many Easter mornings I was sitting up putting in hems or sewing on buttons to finish up my girls new Easter dresses. So here some 69 years later I pull it out occasionally and do some mending or whatever. One of the best things we ever bought.
My grandmother had a singer sewing machine in the cabinet with the foot pedal. She made so many quilts for everyone in our family who wanted one. She took scraps of material and cut them into small pieces and made her quilts. When my daughter was born she made her a quilt, she cut out little animals and made her the quilt, my daughter still has it, she will be 51 next month. My mother would make dresses for me and my sister, when I was a young teenager I had an afternoon job thru the Neighborhood Youth Program. When I got paid she would take me to the store to pick out fabric and a pattern and that’s how I got my dresses for school. Back then girls could not wear pants to school we had to wear dresses until my Senior year back in 1972. My grandma’s sewing machine is still in the family, one of my cousins wanted it so my mom gave it to him. So many memories you made me remember, thank you Granny Pat. Love that new red top with your gold glasses.🥰
My grandmother had a 1887 treadle she bought used, my grandfather refurbished it. My aunt who is now 87, had made my two brothers some shirts on that machine when they were 5, they were twins and passed away a few years ago, so the machine is extra special to me. I haven't had it but two years and still waiting to use it. I am new to your channel and will be subscribing. I love to sew and recently learned to make quilts. I am 60 now, and enjoy hearing about the days gone by.
Thank you Granny Pat, I love your feather weight sewing machine. I made pJ bottoms for my husband when we got married, he asked me and I was excited to make them. That was 1981 and he has gone to heaven. I found his pj bottoms he was so proud of and he just wore them out. Sewing makes special memories also. ❤
I think that Featherweight is every quilter’s dream!!
OMG! A Singer Featherweight….my Mother sewed all the clothings for us five kids and some of her clothes and all the curtains and decor items for our modest home. Yep I had some sweet dresses made out of seed sacks. Also at this time the cotton store fabric came in 36” widths. She worked wonders. My oldest sister really could sew as well as Mom. She made a lined business suit when she graduated high school.
Anyway…like you Mother finally got her dream cabinet machine that did the magic zigzag sheet. Unfortunately she traded her little Featherweight in on that new machine. She continued sewing all her life…and she said she never had as good a sewing machine as that featherweight. She always regretted getting rid of her little Singer.
Her’s came with a sweet little suitcase that just fit perfectly with that hinged flange folded up.
I loved using that little machine as well.
Today I have an adequate portable White 25:02 sewing machine…But never was as good or as simple to use as that old loved Featherweight.
Thank you for giving me a sweet memory of my Mother and all those great items she made all those years ago. I was born in 1940 and Mom had that machine as far back as I can remember.💕💕💕💕💕
Thank you Granny Pat! ❤ I have an old straight stitch, no zip zag Singer sewing machine. My mom was told to hang on to it too. Well, she handed it down to me! It's been a great machine over the years. I still use it! I have many sweet memories of my mom making my clothes, and for my dolls too. She was an excellent seamstress as was my grandmother. Thanks for the memories. 😊
I have enjoyed reading all the comments here! Such wonderful memories from folks!
My mom had her mothers Singer with the pump foot pedal that we kids loved to push on under the desk while she was sewing! She taught me how to sew. Mom was a wonderful seamstress and even worked at one time in a garment factory. She made our clothes and any specialty clothing for special events. She made satin lined suit jackets, pants and such. A perfectionist, folks thought she bought the clothes. Her things were better than store bought. Towards the end she loved making quilts and yearly went to the Paducah KY quilt show. That show was incredible! The spare bedroom had a utility rack filled with yards and yards of material, all color hues. She was an artist..in oil painting, cooking and was a concert pianist, 1st chair violinist and singer. So seeing your beautiful quilt brought those wonderful memories back! My dad retired from Caterpillar in the 80’s and as a part time job, he started his own sewing machine repair shop which was very popular with all the seamstresses around.. He knew how to fix and tune up all machines! He’s almost 96 now and when mom passed away, he closed shop a few years back.
Well Ive rambled on enough. God bless you Granny and all the lovely people here!🌷Cheri from IL
Most of us are lucky to have just one of your parents’ talents.
PS- Granny you are so talented. Seriously. The jewelry picture was so pretty!
Yes, it is gorgeous! Thanks for showing it to us! You certainly are very talented! 🎉
I find it humorous to tell you I have done most of the things crafting as you. I am now 73 and thank you for showing me your loving talents. Your small singer as I have one smalll singer that belonged to my husbands mother. I’ve made clothes and quilts curtains etc. it’s what we do isn’t it.I have tons of jewelry I play with plus flower gardens knitting etc. thank you again and I so enjoyed visiting with you.
Wow...listening to you as I quilt sure takes me back. Today is my mom's birthday and she taught me how to sew when I was around 7 years of age. I now have her Kenmore sewing manchine and her mother's Minnesota treadle. I now own 3 Singer 301's. The Featherweight is next on my list. Keep telling your stories. They are a delight!
I love to sew. Since my husband passed away, I have been trying to make quilts. I made my wedding dress, also. The kind of interests you have reminds me of a lot of my interests. I keep myself busy sewing. It makes me feel like I am getting something accomplished.🥰
That sewing machine is gorgeous! It totally looks brand new! I was doing some math and $150 back in 1955, adjusted for today’s inflation, is a whopping $1,723.29! Crazy, huh?! Beautiful score on that blouse from Goodwill! It looks like it is worth more than $6.00! Sewing is so much fun! Maybe you can show us the sewing machine in action! ❤
A year out of college, one year of teaching, one summer teaching summer school, and I bought my first new sewing machine! That was 58 years ago and the year I bought my first brand new Singer sewing machine! It was called a Touch and Sew! I made all my clothes on it for years! After that, I made things for my daughter. I also got into making rag dolls and clothing for friends for a few years after I retired. All for free, of course. My daughter was grown and married at that time and I know she didn’t want one of those, as she has sons. However, I made them for all my friends who did want one. I’m like you, I’ve not sewed for several years. However, I still treasure my sewing machine!
Society has outgrown the keepsake handmade things. Young people no longer wear handmade clothing.
I made One dress in Home Economics in 6th Grade
And Wore it to Church
I didn't sew the Seams Right
the Zipper was crooked
The material Mama let me pick out was Big Orange and Yellow flowers..😮
Well at Church the dress started Coming apart at the seams
I was lucky it didn't fall completely apart
But That was the Last time I tried Making Anything!
Mama made our clothes a lot of times and made us all a Quilt.
I wasn't like her
Had No skills and No Want to either!
It was good hearing your Story
I always Enjoy them all!
Thank you for Being here to tell us!❤
I AM a pretty good Cook but It wasn't from Home Economics that's for sure.
Debbie
In Texas
Your story made me laugh, it is so much like mine. I'm 71 now but back in junior high school I took a Home Economics class. For the seeing unit I (tried!) To make a long-sleeved blouse that buttoned down the front. When I finished I wore it to school the next day, and one by one, almost all the buttons began to pop off. That was the end of my sewing career!!!😳😉
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😂 awww…well…you gave it your best! That made me laugh!
Dear Granny Pat, I sew all my quilts with my grandmother's Singer Featherweight since she gave it to me in the 1970's! (I'm 70 and have sewn hundreds of quilts with it!) I love it and it is so quiet and sweet! Thank you for the chat. You are a treasure.
Where do you sell your quilts? Are they machine quilted or hand quilted?
@@chitchatwithgrannypat7900 I give them away! I quilt some by hand and some I send to the long arm quilter.
Growing up it was my Oldest Sister who would make my school dresses. I wish I still had them today. I learned to sew in 4H club. We all made a basic skirt with elastic waistband and entered them in the county fair. We were so proud of our garments. The year was 1969, i was going on 10 years of age. I continued to sew, I made a crib quilt with matching curtains and quilted wall hanging pictures for my 1st baby’s nursery in 1981 and every year I would sew halloween costumes for my little boys. I never had a Singer, I had a Sears Kenmore. Great memories ❤
I love my Singer 221 Featherweight sewing machine for quilting. It makes perfect straight stitches.
Granny Pat your Featherweight machine is a treasure! My husband gave me a Featherweight two years ago as a Christmas surprise. I love piecing quilts on it.
Oh Pat, your featherweight is beautiful and so glad you still have it from so many years ago. Your quilt is amazing and I remember those quilt shows, lots of inspiration there. Thank you for sharing your love of sewing and other projects. I sew by hand today, not making clothes but all other projects are sew in with needle and thread.
Enjoyed your show Granny. I learned to sew helping my Grandma thread her sewing machine. It was a Montgomery Ward cabinet style. Oh the memories we made. Teresa from Ga. ❤
So many memories! I took 3 years H. EC. in high school, and loved it. Of course l majored in Home Economics at the U. of AZ. Enjoyed sewing more than cooking, and l made an outfit a week for school. I'd help my grandmother make quilts too. Did 2 on my own. You are a wonder with your talents and wonderful life you've lived and your Sharp Mind. Love your stories, Jan in Tennessee.
A good home ec teacher would have made a big difference. Mine was the pits!
I have a singer featherweight too! Love it. My sister collects machines so when I saw it at her house I just had to have it. So easy to use.
Yours looks like it was very well cared for...69 years 😊
Mama had a Singer pedal machine . She sewed a lot but I was about 11 and she let me sew. I was a proud little girl. I sewed for years and made little dresses for my little girl. I was good with zippers but never got those button holes right. I miss all those things we learned. My parents had patience with us so we learned things easy.
Great show Ms Pat - enjoyed this very much!
I still have my grandmother's old treadle sewing machine. You always bring back so many memories. I do remember when my mother made our dresses by hand. We picked out our fabric from the big Sears catalogue and ordered it by mail. 😊😊😊
I loved watching your video! I own two Featherweight sewing machines. One I bought in 1996 and the other was gifted to me by my brother in 1998. Both in pristine condition. I have sewn the better part of my life having been taught by my mother and my aunt long ago. Your Featherweight is so beautiful and you are one talented lady! Thank you for sharing your wonderful stories!!!
I enjoyed your video, I’m 84 and was an instructor at a senior center in a small town in N Y.many years ago. I inherited 2 feather weights from 2 seniors from the class,that had past on.I love them and enjoy using them. The stitches are perfect. I also have a brother embroidery and sewing machine.. I have downsized in recent years, but had a few machines at one time. Mostly do embroidery at this point, of wall hangings. Sewed for tthree granddaughters when they were young, and most of my own clothes.Granny Pat stay well and will watch you soon.
Mom taught me to sew on her Singer! Mom learned from her Mom on the old Singer Treadmill! I still pop out the sewing once in a while! Unfortunately the price of fabric & patterns are so expensive its more cost effective to buy ready made! Love ya Granny Pat!❤❤❤
My mother sewed on a manual Singer sewing machine, well into the early 90’s. She used to sew without using commercial patterns. My aunt gifted me a Kenmore sewing machine. It is built like a tank. I still have the machine. It still works although I haven’t used it in a while. I took a tailoring course 50 years ago. I’ve made trousers. The zipper in pair of trousers is not the easiest thing to do but I, eventually, got it right. I started making drapes, curtains with French pleats and valances. I don’t sew anymore. Back in the day, everyone wanted me to make their drapes, until I got fed up and stopped doing it. 🙏❤️🇨🇦
I enjoyed the video Pat! My wife and I both have a featherweight. Mine is the Centennial and hers is a 1954 (her birth year). Neither of us will ever sell them! She also has a Janome that I bought her. She quilts a lot. She has a best friend with a long arm quilter. I made 3 quilts and now I am working on a yo yo quilt. I just like to have something to do with my hands during cold weather when all we can do is sit. The yard work wears me out in the summer. I’m 75 and don’t get around good anymore. I have ruptured disks in my back and can only walk so much. Since kov*d we hardly leave the house when it is everywhere. She visits her sewing friend and I go to the Antique Mall about once a month. You have a lot of talent with all the things you do. We have to amuse ourselves more these days. My wife is doing some pottery right now but I’m not interested so far….
Thanks for the video! David from Texas ❤
I couldn’t get interested in pottery. Made one ceramic doll. That was enough. As we get older there is no reason to sew. What is there left to make that we don’t already have?
Love your top! I love to quilt and was able to find a Featherweight online at Goodwill. I had a lady tell us that they get them quite often and auction them so I went a browsing just before Thanksgiving a few years back. I made a bid on one not ever dreaming I would ever win a bid. I saw a few that ended up over $600, but I put in my max bid any how. Well, we went camping with friends for Thanksgiving out of town and as I was waking up the day after I remembered I had put in that bid and so I went to check my email…….Lo and behold I had an email telling me I had won the auction and I screamed with joy. My husband thought I had lost my mind or something dreadful was in my sleeping bag I think as I screeched!! 😂
My max bid was for $225, so I got a deal for sure and even more so now that you told us you paid $150 for yours brand new.
I just love my machine and I found out that the day mine was made was in April 1948. I say it was a gift and blessing from God and my oldest Brother that had just passed a few weeks before. My Brothers was also born in 1948. I think of him every time I sew with it and thank God for blessing me with the machine.
I have always wanted to sew since I was little. My Mom didn’t care to sew, but both my Granny’s could make anything. I was very fortunate to have both my Great Grandmothers until I was almost 15 years old. I use to love listening to their stories and sure wish I would have asked more questions back then, but you don’t really think of those things at that age.I also wish I could have learned to sew from them. I was passed on their machines though and sure treasure them. Your daughter will always treasure yours too!
I love listening to your stories also. You sure make me think of my Granny’s and the memories of my childhood and how fortunate that I grew up during those times when family was closer nit and not scattered as it is today. Thank you for sharing your stories!
Your sewing machine is worth its weight in gold. You should look on the internet but I would never part with it. It really is a classic machine and certainly valued at much more than anything you would be able to buy today. I both sew and quilt and so I have seen many different machines. It is something that should stay in the family.
You are a talented lady. I sewed a little bit when I was younger. I had a first cousin that could sew anything, she made all of her husband’s shirts. She was a great seamstress and cook!
Thanks for sharing.
I had 2 sons, so I know sowing for males is hard! I did see my son a red Superman cape! I hand sewed baby blankets and quilts. Mom got my Sears machine in her old age! I lost my wedding ring and found it 6 months later on my thread spool! Cindy in Illinois.
I'm thinking of the hours and all the garments and projects you spent and accomplished at your sewing machine. What fond memories that sewing machine brings to mind. Thank you for sharing.❤
Ms Pat, You have a real treasure. Shines like new in spite of it's age. I have a feather weight in the case, but I used mostly my 401A Singer, bought in the early 60's. The 401A is an excellent machine also and I was told by a repairman that it was the last all metal machine made by Singer. I learned to sew on a Singer treadle machine. I had the pleasure of teaching two granddaughters and a grandson to sew. My daughter did not care to sew. I machine peiced many quilt tops and hand quilted a few of them. At 88, I have picked up hand quilting again and just finished a small quilt that needed to be finished.
Mother made all the dresses for my two sisters and I. Many of them were from feedsacks. Chicken feed came in the cotton printed bags and I think you needed three matching sacks for a dress. Did your Mamma sew feedsacks for your dresses? Mother would have us look in the Sears or Montgomery Ward catalog and pick out a design we liked and she would cut out a pattern from newspaper.
Very interesting progam......keep them coming!!!
I was the 7th daughter and by hhat time Mama didn’t need to make feedsack dresses for me. But she used tge feedsacks for aprons and dish towels.
Hi there. I loved listening to your stories. I have a Featherweight from 1953. I also have a few that I am rebuilding, as that is a hobby for me. One of those is from 1937!! I have many vintage Singer sewing machines and a Kenmore as well. Nothing sews like a vintage machine. Anyway, I wanted to say hello and tell you how much I enjoyed this. Also, my mom had the cat eye glasses as well with the rhinestones. I still have them in a shadow box where I can look at them often. Have a wonderful day.
I took my Singer 2000 to get the dogfoot fixed. Cost me $69 for nothing. That was several years ago. It still doesn’t work.
I know EXACTLY what you mean about paintings. Once, I was at a museum myself and something drew me to the eyes of a woman in the painting and upon closer look to I actually could see a reflection in the eyes of the woman that was itself in amazing detail. Such skill the artist had. If I tried to do a paint by number project even it would look horrible.
I still sew on my featherweight, I love it.❤️🥰Thank you for all you share❤️🥰🙏🏻
You a The very definition of Granny Chic! Love seeing your beautiful artwork❤❤❤
Good morning sweet grandma you are looking so good I love you grandma working on machine live you long time with the better health and wealth happiness and goodnesses with you all the time good luck
Love the Singer Featherweight ! I collect vintage and antique Singer sewing machines.
My Featherweight was made in 1958.
I bought a 1930’s featherweight in 1986, and learned to quilt. I love it! I have fancier machines-but if I could only have one- I’d pick this old featherweight of mine. It has chips in the paint and the box is falling apart-
Thanks for sharing your beautiful machine!
Pat, this was such a wonderful video i love hearing everything you have done and places you have been . I always was going to go to a big museum and see all the wonderful treasures . I've not traveled much i didn't see the ocean till i was 20 i was in amazement i sat and watched the sun come up it was breathtaking. That was a wonderful trip to Florida but it was like another world to me i remember going in a little grocery store and couldn't believe people were everywhere in little bitty bikinis lol . I had never seen anything like that back home in KY. Always wanted to travel to all the national parks and would dream of Alaska. That will never happen now so anyone planning to do things later please don't wait we never know what will happen to our health our bodies go enjoy this beautiful precious world while you can like Granny Pat has done.
Granny Pat thank you for all your wonderful videos they sure have made me laugh and cry plus like tonight keep my mind of the pain without your videos it would be a long night. 💛🙏🕊️🙏💛🌹
Thank you for reminding me, a smalltown girl, of the things that really matter, creating memories. I didn’t realize how important these things were.
@@chitchatwithgrannypat7900 I'm truly so thankful for finding you it was meant to be thank you for sharing your wonderful life I love hearing all about it you give me joy. Thank God for you Granny Pat you are such a precious person. I know I don't know you personally but may I say I love you dear lady 💛
@@SuzieQ-lw2kp I’m just the average elderly lady, finding a way to enjoy the simple things in life. RUclips has provided that for me…and lots of fantastic viewers.
@@chitchatwithgrannypat7900 I'm just very thankful that you started your channel 💖
You are truly a wealth of information and knowledge to listen to. Both my Mother & Mother in law used to do sewing many years ago and I wish I could hear their story. Thank you for telling your sewing stories and sharing your wonderful experiences, it brings me to think of the experiences those two ladies in my life once had. I’m the only one who sews on both sides of the family and a granddaughter who doesn’t sew got a trundle sewing machine to display at her house. It would be nice to see on it but it wasn’t given to me. I’ve been sewing for over 40 years and hope to one day get a feather weight, hopefully with a wonderful story behind it;)
Keep looking. There’s one out there with your name on it. I could never pay the price some people are asking.
I love this. I could sit and listen to you all night. I sound like you. I do something until I get tired and on to something else. Have a wonderful night
Granny Pat, You are so creative!!! I love all the things you have made. So beautiful!!!
Your Featherweight sewing machine is a wonderful treasure. My grandmother had one and made many beautiful clothes for me when I was little. When I was in elementary school little girls only wore dresses. The Featherweight machines are much sought after now. You can even buy ones that have been painted custom vintage shades like pink and light teal with hand painted flowers on them. All the women in my family were wonderful seamstresses but unfortunately it stopped when it got to me. I am now 62 and that is a regret of mine for never learning to sew. I do hand needlework to keep busy. Thank you for the very interesting video. I love to hear from you no matter what you talk about. Take care.
They have said that we are never too old too learn. Try the machine sewing, or slow stitching and watercolour or oil painting. How old was Grandma Moses when she took up painting. Keeping up with technology way to go. Up here in Alberta CA.
I just love your glasses. How beautiful are they. You look very pretty in red. I enjoy listening to you. Its fun and interesting to hear your stories. Precious lady. Oh my I had the singer 2000 also. It was my dream machine. I had less expensive machines through the years. I sewed many clothes for my daughter's. I,love it I'm going to sew a baby doll for myself. Just to challenge myself. I want to make a wardrobe for the baby doll. I just wanted to keep up my skills. It keeps my mind fresh. Thanks for,this wonderful time.
I still have my Singer 2000. Loved the machine but have no reason for sewing these days.
Granny Pat, I love your Singer Featherweight! Thanks for sharing.
I enjoyed your video. Your Featherweight sewing machine is amazing. The quilt that you made is beautiful too.
Love your featherweight! I didn't learn sewing or cooking in home economics. Mama sat me down at her machine when I was expecting my first child. Maternity clothes were expensive. She knew ways around that. Zippers made her a nervous wreck so I skipped those. Ended up with 5 pretty outfits and they were repeated next time until I got so big (twins) that nothing fit! You have so much creativity! In fine arts and language arts along with culinary skills. I tried the roasted vegetables and they were delicious! You were right, sweet potatoes added so much! Bless you for sharing your life with us.
Your mother was right to sit you down to making your own clothes. I took Home Economics one year - learned nothing. Mama taught me. Twins?/
The shadow box is beautiful!
Thank you for showing your machine and telling the story of your mom’s brand new machine!! your daddy was a good man 💕💕💕 I’m glad I asked about your sewing! My Singer 4432 heavy duty was $150 in 2023!!! 😮 -Cathy
I always wanted a heavy duty machine, never got one.
@@chitchatwithgrannypat7900I wish I had a featherweight!
You are so talented. I love antique jewelry ❤
Hi Granny Pat. I like your red top. Your Singer sewing machine is a really nice portable. Bet you have made some beautiful things. Take care. Nancy from IN.
Love the video ❤!! I used to sew when my kids were small but haven’t made anything since then. They are grown now. Really enjoyed the show!!
Love the English rose pillow. Beautiful. You are so talented...great shadowbox.
I enjoyed this video very much. My mother knew how to sew, but not as good as she would have liked to be. She made me a dress once, when I was in jr high school. An a-frame dress. She did a good job, but couldn't make anything fancier than that. I'm sure she did a lot more sewing when I was younger than that. She never mentioned how much sewing she did. There were 5 of us kids, so she had to be sewing more. Anyway, she had one of those sewing machines inside a table. You would lift up the top and the sewing machine would come up to the top from the inside. And it had a foot pedal. When my mother passed, my sister and I divided her jewelry up between us and I've been meaning to make something out of them to give to my sister and other female relatives. I haven't done it yet. Your "pot of flowers" out of jewelry is beautiful! Now I DO like hearts, and I was thinking of possibly making one for myself with her jewelry. I need to do that. You are giving me some incentive to do that now. Lynn in AZ
The ‘pot of flowers’ was my daughter’s bridal bouquet made of rhinestone jewelry. It was sitting on a vase.
All I can say, as an artist and a creative person, this entire video gave me goosebumps. ❤🐝fromCO.
I love your Singer sewing machine and love that you still have it. I started to learn to sew in Home Ec in Junior High and it started my love of sewing. I sewed a lot of my own clothes, my mom’s and made shirts for my brother. I haven’t sewn clothes in quite awhile but have sewn kitchen chair cushions, pillows and curtains. Fabric is more expensive nowadays and it’s pretty much cheaper to just buy clothes already made. Your jewelry shadow box picture is BEAUTIFUL! Thank you for another wonderful video ❤
Granny Pat, I so very much enjoyed all of your sewing stories. Please keep sharing with us, you are a treasure. I have restored more Featherweights than I can count for others and every single one has a special story, it’s one of the reasons I love them so much. I restore other vintage and antique Singers as well and they are all loved and continue to be used, nothing is made now like those machines were. Thank you so much for sitting down to chat with us, I enjoyed my cup of coffee with you this morning! Blessings, -Jen
Hello Granny Pat,, my first time here, new subscriber. Loved your chat and found all of the topics interesting. My Mom had a little singer machine, she made all of our dresses, I have2 older sisters, so the clothes got passed down. My Grandmother and aunt worked in a textile mill, so cloth was available and either free or very inexpensive. MyMom, went on to start her own sewing business, however, she made lined drapes and slipcovers. She was totally self taught, and well known in our small New England town. She did sell her original singer machine for an industrial heavy machine, and she said on many occasions she wished she’d have kept her little singer. My Mom sadly passed years ago, she would have been very close to your age.
I enjoyed your chat today in so many ways, thank you. Mom had a love of pretty dishes and although Mom was a blue and white dish lover, funny I prefer, the pink dishes, and when you told us to sit tight and look at your dishes , I said I have been admiring your dishes, throughout the video. I had never heard of the shadow boxes, from the old jewelry, and found that interesting as well. Your flower basket quilt is beautiful!❤I make jewelry, sew, and do crafts. I have a singer 99k, I wanted a feather weight but they re very desirable these days, and expensive. So I am happy with my 99k, and I have a singer 6106, my $10.00 thrift store find, and that does a zigzag and a few other stitches, enough for me. They just don’t make things the way they use to! Anyway so glad I found you. Thank you, Shirley❤
It’s amazing the natural talents that were brought to life when people had so little and had to create their way of life. Look what you learned!
I loved my Featherweight Singer ! Thanks for 6 videos.💓
My Grandmother had one of these. She made many quilts with hers. Thanks for sharing Granny Pat ❤️
I just discovered your channel this morning as I ate my breakfast. I love all things vintage. I use a Singer Featherweight. I also have a Singer treadle machine but don’t use it much. I am 58 and I quilt, gardening, preserve, and do hand embroidery. I enjoyed hearing your stories and want to go back and listen to other videos as time permits. Thank you and God bless.
I bought my first featherweight on eBay several years ago, I love that machine, I now how 3 total featherweight’s and I love them all. You are in inspiration to all. Love your video
Loved your story and beautiful featherweight machine. Your quilting looks amazing!
Oh my Pat❤ I love my little featherweight Singer. always keep it safe and in the little black case. One of my stories. I do not quilt or sew. I was in Houston in the 1990s and happened to go to the George Brown Convention Center. They were having a quilt show. I got to meet Anne Bancroft sitting in front of a famous quit. Later I learned she was in a movie about quilts that year. It was 1995.
Thay wss your lucky day!
You are so talented. Anyone who makes quilts is very talented. Your jewelry creations are amazing!
Your video was such fun! l so enjoy your walk down memory lane and the perfect Singer sewing machine. I actually am a sewer and found much pleasure making some of the same things for my home. I have the Singer Touch & Sew II. It’s an older model but still performs fine. I absolutely love your shadow box picture of those beautiful jewels. Such talent! Thanks again for an interesting visit. See you soon. Good wishes and blessings to you. 🌷
🙏🤗❤Love it! Your Sewing Machine is so nice, looks new and has a lot of wonderful memories you can share. I love sewing and learned how in Home Economics in high school.
I had my grandmothers treadle singer,sewing machine in a wooden case. It folded down into the case, wooden arm folded over top look like a piece of furniture. You pull the wooden piece up, lifted the sewing machine out and it would sit on top. I made my two girls rompers with fancy yolked tops attached. After we moved to Indiana, I still had the sewing machine in the garage for many years got rid of the sewing machine and then after many years discarded the case I just saw an antique roadshow together they’re worth over $500. It was looking pretty bad being left out in the garage. I had nowhere to put it. My grandmother seamstress at a factory in the early 1900s founder 1900 census listed occupation, seamstress. Your machine looks brand new. I jammed many a bobbin on that treadle😁 my sister-in-law made lots of decoupage pictures 35 years ago. very popular .Nancy, Indiana
I made approximately 250 3-D shadow boxes. Some were real beauties. Don’t have a single one left.
Enjoyed this video. Love your eye glasses. And I love the shelf hanging behind you on the wall with the saucers and coffee cups. I am trying to find one like. You can't beat those old featherweight straight stitch machines! Your machine looks like you've taken good care of it. And your mom's treadle machine is probably worth a lot of money. Thanks for telling us your sewing story. Wish you showed us the wedding gown / wedding picture.
Your jewelry you made for display is beautiful,you are so creative dear Pat👍👏💞
Granny Pat, you are far more talented than you give yourself credit for. Your artist skills are very intuitive, & incidentally, those are gifts from God. I thoroughly appreciate your time & effort w/these videos. I have enjoyed learning & listening to you. Your a wonderful teacher. Hello to Jan. Have a blessed day. (Sallie Morrill, Pensacola FL)
Hello Granny Pat! So enjoyed your talk today about your Featherweight machine. In my town in Pennsylvania there is a quilting shop that has classes on how to sew using a Featherweight (and it’s foot attachments) and also how to maintain a Featherweight machine…imagine that?! This shop also sells Featherweight machines that the store owner has refurbished back to working order! Seems like those machines are work horses and beloved by their owners! So glad you shared your story today. I may have to go see about getting one of those for myself! Take care and thanks for sharing! 🫶😃
I’m in Hershey, and would love to know where this wonderful quilting shop is! We aren’t far from Lancaster County, but I’ve never found a shop that gives lessons. They all just sell fabrics and finished Amish quilts.
@@gaywells7340 Hello! I did answer your question with a full answer here yesterday but the moderator has removed my answer to your question. That is so bizarre and I don’t understand it! I put a lot of effort in answering your question with helpful information.
Hello Granny Pat! I just found your channel and Love it!!! I have a singer featherweight sewing machine too and Love it. Have sewn quilts and some doll clothes with it. Love listening to your voice and am going to go back and watch all of your videos. Have a fun day.
In 1938 my newly married mom dove off a 20 foot dock in Hartford Ct. My dad kiddingly dared her to- she did not hesitate a second. Yes, a beautiful little Singer❤
THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS VIDEO! I accidentally came across featherweight sewing machines a couple of years ago I think on RUclips and how sought after they were! So I started searching for one and actually found a black one about 30 minutes away and then antique shop here in Maryland. Then I learned about the tan ones and white ones and started searching for them as well. About a year ago, I came across a white one at a local estate sale and I won the bid! It is gorgeous and both of my featherweight sew beautifully! Each of them were under $400. I also have my mother-in-law’s singer 15-91! It came in its own cabinet with a sitting stool. The cabinet was pretty much a mess so I took it out and use it on a table top.
My mom loved to sew..takes talent I do not have! Love that pillow!
I have alway’s loved the feeling of those quilts. I finally decided to start my own collection. I bought a brand new one from a thrift store in the original package it’s never been opened. Also I found the brand new curtains to match! It’s a spring pattern. I’m going to use it all Spring, & Summer. You truly inspire me. Also, I wanted to let you know that color shirt is just beautiful on you! You look so nice. You definitely have great genes! ❤
Hi granny Pat, thanks for another wonderful video ❤
Hi. I just found your videos today and you remind me so much of my mother. In 29 days will be the first anniversary of her death. I am so proud of you and loved to hear about seeing the lilies and the bridge at the museum. I plan to continue following you and the chats. I own two Featherweight machines, a black original with the gold designs on it and I was given a one someone had found in a shop that had been painted red. Someone really brought it back to life and it runs actually better than a Bernina. They did put back on labels to make it look like the black one. I call her Rosey. I am from Mililani Hawaii and I am 73 years old. I feel we have grown up and seen so many things and changes/innovations in our life’s. I only hope that others like you and me pass on valuable spoken life lessons that can be passed down through the ages. Only thru these memories can we keep the sacrifices others before us have suffered so we can have a better life. May you have a good 2024❤
I thoroughly enjoyed your chat today, Granny Pat, as I am a quilter! I came to appreciate antique quilts because my Mom had several hanging in the house as I was growing up. She even hung a beautiful blue and white “Ohio Star” quilt in my bedroom that hung there until I moved out as an adult after graduating from college. My Mom passed away in 2005..she was 76 and she was my best friend. I think of her every single day. I recently moved back to my hometown after being away for 18 years. I am so incredibly happy to be back near all of my family (sisters, nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews). The newest addition is my niece’s baby boy who is 1 year old❤️ I moved from a fairly large home into a 2 bedroom/1 bathroom 900 square foot condo which I am absolutely loving! I have one of the bedrooms set up as my sewing room which makes me so happy. And I still have that antique blue and white quilt that hung in my bedroom for all those years. It’s hanging proudly in my dining area and brings me such joy! I was thrilled to see your Flower Basket quilt. It is so delightful..something you should be quite proud of. I would love to see some of the other things you’ve sewn over the years. It’s a wonderful hobby! Enjoy the rest of your day! Thanks for sharing!
Anne in California
Such a beautiful quilt you made. You have so many talents. Enjoyed the Chit Chat tonight. Love you Granny Pat ❤
I just love my featherweight! I wish I had a great story like yours. You are so fun to listen to! Your jewelry flower vase is just lovely!❤
A Featherweight is my dream machine. I have several sewing machines but a Featherweight is my dream.
Lovely visit with you this evening.
That flower basket quilt to me is absolutely beautiful!!!!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I like it too! Thank you.
My first singer machine cost $12. It was a treadle.😅 i took in sewing for a while. that was early 60s. I do only mending now. so enjoyed your memories. God bless.
I love my featherweight, and quilted on it for year and still use it as my traveling machine. I am also a proud owner of 13 machines including a white machine.
Love and miss you! I realize the pressure of posting every day. Anxious to hear about your trip! Take care. Cindy in Illinois. 💙🙏🏻
I love your furniture, China, and the fabric you used to make your pillow!
Dear Granny Pat, I Love the Story about your Mothers sewing machine. I Truly Love Your Feather Weight! It looks like brand new. You are a Sweetheart! You take such good care of your things. I would love to find a feather weight one of these days on an antique shopping trip. I too think they are the best machine ever. I did find a nice one in a box . It is a little newer in very good shape that I treasure. I like to sew. When I was young I started piecing a quilt together. My oldest brother came in one day , and said ole she’s gonna get married she’s making a quilt. I was thinking no I’m not. Well about a year later I got married. I guess that’s what the women used to do . Start making quilts when someone was going to get married. I sewed it all by hand. It was a flower garden guilt. My Aunt showed me how. She could sew anything. She made some quilts like yours that had several smaller baskets. Your quilt is beautiful! I Love Your Stories ! I would like to give you a Big Ole Hug for this One!!! So many Memories!!! Love You! Thanks for the Story’s. Bonnie Lou from Ohio ♥️😘
The flower garden quilt and the Cathedral quilt are the only two that cannot be made using a sewing machine - completely by hand.
You are a breath of fresh air … you had me mesmerized by your sweet sweet story .. thank you …
Granny, Loved the story--I am 71 yrs old and taught myself to sew on my Grandma's Singer treadle machine, your featherweight is gorgeous and will bring you a pretty penny if you decide to sell it😍. If you ever decide to sell your little featherweight I would buy it in a heart beat
It stays in the family.
Granny Pat , you are an amazing lady. I learn so much from you. You’ve always had hobbies and never stop learning. My daughter Brandis like you and my grandmother was very much like you. A real treasure.❤
Thank you for your time Granny Pat. Love your blouse and your pretty jewelry!❤❤❤( and your glasses sparkle like a million diamonds 💎)