tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247002100442065145.post4445076953777706628..comments2024-02-01T07:35:05.106-05:00Comments on RED QUILTS: Re-purposing #2Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479013420526089505noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247002100442065145.post-64757449876474528322013-03-21T17:26:28.551-04:002013-03-21T17:26:28.551-04:00You are wonderful and don't you forget it! I ...You are wonderful and don't you forget it! I agree with Janet - there's no need to keep those hurtful comments from yesterday. I love what you did with your Grandmother's machine and I feel certain that she would be SO proud of you! But, even if I didn't agree, I don't see the point in being hurtful. Life is short. Be kind. Take care of yourself and your dear husband and know that you are appreciated.<br /> SherrylSherrylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15722745639364300062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247002100442065145.post-36680214231859278912013-03-20T22:26:51.198-04:002013-03-20T22:26:51.198-04:00I think if I was you I would delete all those comm...I think if I was you I would delete all those comments between Dean and anonymous yesterday. Looks pretty much like spamming to me. As for the machine, I like how creative you were with using it. I'm the sort that tends to keep things just because they are old and I can't think of any way to repurpose them... Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104565945520530658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247002100442065145.post-92207667086399877802013-03-20T00:59:16.280-04:002013-03-20T00:59:16.280-04:00Shelly, Most people who deal with these machines k...Shelly, Most people who deal with these machines know how to get them working and sewing again. If you are not familiar with restoring old sewing machines it can look like an impossible job but it isnt. You still have the head and if you are anywhere near California I can get it to sew again..guaranteed :) It of course is yours to do with as you please but there is a product called Evaporust sold at Lowes that will dissolve the rust in 15 minutes and is non toxic. It can with some TLC be made to sew again. It is way to expensive to have it done but you can do it yourself. And it really is not difficult. If I can do it you can also.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11085191344075160266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247002100442065145.post-2082920265282817482013-03-19T22:08:51.728-04:002013-03-19T22:08:51.728-04:00I love to read quilt blog posts and comments. Usua...I love to read quilt blog posts and comments. Usually they are fun and light hearted. I rarely comment but I can't believe some of the extremely harsh comments regarding the treadle sewing machine. I agree w/Jackie and some of the others. The old saying, "if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all." I thought how you saved the parts and can still use are wonderful. Every time you look at the machine or use the table you will think of your grandmother on a daily basis and that is what is most important. ~Jody R.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247002100442065145.post-14506497420958501642013-03-19T21:20:59.667-04:002013-03-19T21:20:59.667-04:00Ouch is an understatement! I had no idea people l...Ouch is an understatement! I had no idea people left such judgmental comments. Is everyone an expert that they know all about this without examining the machine? And even if the machine was in good condition, it's yours to do with what you like. Jackie's Stitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04728521317964661942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247002100442065145.post-43127385056680366022013-03-19T18:33:31.139-04:002013-03-19T18:33:31.139-04:00You did a great job in saving pieces of the vintag...You did a great job in saving pieces of the vintage machine for all family memembers to enjoy. You do not have to justify what or why you did it anyone, it was yours to do as you wished.mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02953999600793844312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247002100442065145.post-33970382151916388422013-03-19T18:23:07.932-04:002013-03-19T18:23:07.932-04:00I think it's wonderful that you were able to f...I think it's wonderful that you were able to find a way to make the treadle useable even if not in the way it originally was to be used. What you did was a brilliant way to keep the family memory part of your life.. It was evident from your post yesterday that a lot of thought went into it.Cathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02531639422553980153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247002100442065145.post-41782828535033570552013-03-19T17:58:33.005-04:002013-03-19T17:58:33.005-04:00I thought your post yesterday was very thoughtful ...I thought your post yesterday was very thoughtful and I could hear the regret coming from your words that there was no way to use this machine to sew with. I think you did the next best thing. Anyone reading your post should have been able to see that if they had looked farther than the pictures. Anyway-your machine-your choice. Nobody had any right to berate you.heartsease54https://www.blogger.com/profile/16980415295935895910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247002100442065145.post-63576633582485812492013-03-19T17:31:26.732-04:002013-03-19T17:31:26.732-04:00I liked your post yesterday Shelley! I was going t...I liked your post yesterday Shelley! I was going to tell you that my son found an old treadle that had been left outside for years... he is re-purposing it for me right now as a beautiful quilting table. Since the wood was rotten he is using a piece of oak that he milled himself from a tree that fell in his yard... so that is re-purposed as well! I actually have a half dozen drawers that someone was throwing away... I feel like saved them!Sinta Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946842748034667873noreply@blogger.com