I try to use johnson baby oil to clear up the machine , can safe the color machine not milky, pls not to use the Alcohol for clearing the machine. she will be take off the color.

Dust in my French polish
 

HI. Are there any tricks to keeping dust out of the French polish? My workbench is upstairs and the windows must be kept open. And...if you know anything about downtown Seattle neighborhoods, the construction is non-stop.
Thanks
LoriLou

Magnificent 😍 thanks for sharing!

Our friend and mentor of Vintage Sewing Machines, Glenn, passed away in June 2023. I checked for an announcement about his passing and didn't find one so I'm posting this. Glenn W. Cleveland's memorial page on findagrave is found here.

Thank You Christine.

Honor Glenn (Skip) Cleveland project
 

Since Glenn was the heart of this Quiltingboard Thread, I thought I would ask you to join us in honoring him. Glenn (Skip) was a career Soldier in the US Army, so our project is to honor him and those who served for us!

If you could sew a lap quilt, wheelchair or walker bag for donation to his local Veterans Home, in honor of Skip, please contact me at [email protected].
Our 3 day Toga (TreadleOn Gathering and Academy), is where we meet for fellowship, sharing, fixing and sewing of mainly non electric sewing machines. You are welcomed to join us Aug 1-3, in New Hope, Alabama.
We will be showing Pat the items to be donated, on the morning of August 3rd.
Please, let us show Pat, Glenn's wife, and the Veterans that Glenn made a difference.

This was our post to both our Facebook and Groups.IO Toga group, which Glenn hosted.

"AL Heart of Dixie TOGA- Honor Skip Project

Hello All,

At last year's Toga meeting, it was suggested that we, as a group, do a voluntary project for donation to the Huntsville Veterans home in Glenn "Skip" Cleveland's name. Skip was such a wonderful presence at our TOGA, always ready to lend a cheerful hand to anyone who had a question. The veteran's home was chosen as Skip was a career Army man.

I have been in contact with the volunteer coordinator at the Floyd E. "Tut" Fann State Veterans Home, and they would welcome items such as lap quilts, wheelchair quilts, walker/wheelchair bags, and wheelchair armrest bags. There are no fabric or size requirements other than the items be in new condition and washable.

This facility has 150 beds and provides skilled nursing and memory care. A large number of the residents use some type of mobility assisting device. Most of the veterans are male, but in their recent Facebook photos (FB page at Floyd E. "Tut" Fann State Veterans Home), there are a few women. Suggested fabric prints are patriotic, but outdoors, sports teams, and plaids or stripes are also fine. There are many free patterns available online for these types of projects if you don't already have a favorite go-to pattern.

If you would like to participate, please have your item(s) finished and ready for donation by the end of the TOGA. If there is enough interest to visit the home as a group to make the donation, I will see if the coordinator will help set something up for us. If not, I will take them to the home after the TOGA.

Thank you for helping remember Skip in a way that would make him smile. If you have questions, please contact me here on the AL TOGA Groups.io board or via direct email ([email protected]) or Maria Goetz via email/FB ([email protected]).

Karen Correale"

Thank you! Please thank Glenn for this thread, that will help many in years to come!!!

Maria

Once upon a time, he was instrumental in my development of the care and conservation of old machines. Thank you for your response within the thread. It's been a while since I've had the time to conserve an old one... In my heart, Skip lives on. <3

The Alabama Toga is August 1-3 2024. It is fast approaching and we hope you will participate honoring the contribution Glenn (Skip) made to this 72 page thread and others within the Vintage Sewing machine section of Quilting board.
Please contact me for where you can mail a lap quilt, wheelchair or walker bag for donation to his local Veterans Home, in honor of Skip. Show his wife Pat you care. Please contact me at [email protected].

Thank You.
Maria

Wow, I give you credit for working on such a project. Nice to know these old machines are coming back to life.