Another Rodney here!
11-21-2013, 10:17 AM
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Location: Ponchatoula,La.
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Another Rodney here!
Hello to all,
My name is Rodney and am 69 yrs. young. I am not a quilter, but my sister is and does incredible quilting. I collect Singer(13) and Kenmore(2) and all have been refurbished and in working order.
My oldest is a 1901 127 in a 1916 5 drawer cabinet. The newest in my stable is a 1955 Singer Spartan and my Kenmore's are late 60's. My favorite is a Singer 29-4 harness maker/cobblers machine that I rescued over in Mississippi. I like the fact that machines like these will last for several generations when taken care of. I picked up a a 1910 Singer left outside of a thrift shop, rusted and frozen solid. Two weeks later, I had it sewing. Try that with any modern machine and se what happens. My desire is to produce quilted placemats s gifts. I also have a very nice woodworking shop and make various things for friends and family. My wife said "no more furniture, no place for anything else-PLEASE!!" followed by "WHAT-another sewing machine??". I just say "yep" and keep on tinkering, avoiding any eye contact. She is truly an amazing woman to put up with me. Anyhow, I live in a rural area near Ponchatoula, La. and enjoy doing a little gardening and riding my motorcycle(51 yrs. and 300,000 + mile) and am retired and working a little part time job to support my hobbies. Thanks for letting me bend you ear
Rodney
My name is Rodney and am 69 yrs. young. I am not a quilter, but my sister is and does incredible quilting. I collect Singer(13) and Kenmore(2) and all have been refurbished and in working order.
My oldest is a 1901 127 in a 1916 5 drawer cabinet. The newest in my stable is a 1955 Singer Spartan and my Kenmore's are late 60's. My favorite is a Singer 29-4 harness maker/cobblers machine that I rescued over in Mississippi. I like the fact that machines like these will last for several generations when taken care of. I picked up a a 1910 Singer left outside of a thrift shop, rusted and frozen solid. Two weeks later, I had it sewing. Try that with any modern machine and se what happens. My desire is to produce quilted placemats s gifts. I also have a very nice woodworking shop and make various things for friends and family. My wife said "no more furniture, no place for anything else-PLEASE!!" followed by "WHAT-another sewing machine??". I just say "yep" and keep on tinkering, avoiding any eye contact. She is truly an amazing woman to put up with me. Anyhow, I live in a rural area near Ponchatoula, La. and enjoy doing a little gardening and riding my motorcycle(51 yrs. and 300,000 + mile) and am retired and working a little part time job to support my hobbies. Thanks for letting me bend you ear
Rodney
11-21-2013, 07:51 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Tampa Bay Area, Florida
Posts: 2,229
Welcome Rodney you are a man of many talents! My husband is a carpenter with 3 generations of tools. I'm the quilter, he makes beautiful custom hangers for my wall quilts. If only your bike could talk- must have many adventures with that many miles! Glad you joined the board.
11-24-2013, 09:17 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Nevada
Posts: 1,103
Oh, Rodney, I'm just positively drooling over all of those machines, and in a big way, for being able to "tinker" them back to health. Every quilter needs a Rodney in their lives. You are most welcome here. I look forward to your input, as I'm sure the antique machine forum does as well.
Welcome from sunny Nevada!
Welcome from sunny Nevada!
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