Steady, Constant, Workhorse, Dependable, these are just a
few of the words that come to mind when I think of my trusted companion; my
SINGER. I remember finding this machine
at a yard sale when I was just seven. I
think we paid fifteen dollars for it, and Mom thought it was a great thing. Little did we know then it would long outlast
her fancy new machine that she wanted to keep me from.
I had to take some time today to clean this machine. It was slowing as the morning drug on clear
it was in need of some maintaining attention.
Taking a pause in my current project I carefully swept out the dust and
oiled all the right spots to remove the clatter than had crept in over the past
month or so. Checking the belt tension
and putting it back upright I was flooded with memories I have made with this
machine. Doll Clothes, Favorite Shirts
and Skirts, My Prom Dress, A Wedding Dress along with Brides maid’s dresses all
made with this machine. Then the baby
clothes and baby quilts for each one that came along. Party dresses, Easter and
Christmas dresses; I think I may remember each and every one coming full circle
with teaching my daughters how to make doll clothes of their own. Thirty –six years I have worked with this
trusted machine by my side always knowing it would get me through yet another
project; another masterful memory.
