Good Bye Sewing Machine

The first year we were married Mark and his friend Rex bought an insulation blowing machine and sold insulation.  They made enough money to keep us in school.  It became apparent to me that I needed a sewing machine.  The ones I wanted cost over $1200 and we couldn't afford it. Mark came home one night and said he was insulating the Pfaff store in trade for a sewing machine.  I was so excited.  My parents paid the money for the rock wool and I picked out my machine.  I made Mark a pair of pants right away and they looked very good on him (he was a size 31 back then).  I made curtains for the kitchen and clothes for me.  I was always sewing something.   Through the years my little Pfaff has been used to make clothes for most of the people I love.  I have made at least 5 wedding dresses and numerous bridesmaids dresses, prom dresses and tuxedo vests.  My children wore lots of things I made.  Natalie got the most dresses and I loved to design things for her.  I have made so many home decor items like drapes, pillows and bedspreads for every house we have lived in.  The machine has also been used to sew about 8000 safety squat straps for a product we sell.  It has been used to teach lots of kids to sew and has made many interesting projects through the years. It was always available whether in the basement laundry room, a closet or in a bedroom. It was important to me.   It has been with me my whole married life and I can think of all the things made on it and it is quite a history.  It is with sorrow that I retire this little machine.  It has been worked to death and is no longer worth fixing.  It will be around in the background and maybe a grandchild will want to learn to sew on it.