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#44
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Location: Timmins, Ont. Canada
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Love it! I have my husband's great grandmother's treadle. It was the one thing my husband asked for after his mom died. But, carrying it up from her basement the cabinet started falling apart. It's a oak parlor cabinet (painted green) & in bad shape. I showed my husband your picture & he thought it looks really nice. So, we'll see...
The treadle base is higher than others I have seen but it's a lovely base. He cleaned it up, spray painted it black & voila, a gorgeous restoration. I believe the machine was a 221 & I have it decorating one of my sewing rooms.
#45
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Location: Timmins, Ont. Canada
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You're certainly right there. He has done so much work in my 2 sewing/cutting rooms to make them useful & "pretty" for me to create in that I tend to forget how "lucky" I am that he is so talented & extremely supportive of this quilting hobby of mine. I know that a lot of ladies are not that fortunate but they still manage to create wonderful masterpieces on their own. Thank you all for your wonderful comments.
#48
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Location: Seattle
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Beautiful! My DH is also a wood worker and makes furniture. He made a gorgeous cabinet for my machine, which I love. I have one treadle cabinet complete with working machine, but also have a second cabinet minus machine. Right now it's being used as a bedside table in the guest room. The cabinet is in good shape so I won't mess with it, but I love your idea of removing an old ugly, broken one and making a table from the base. Very clever!
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