love the article. I have 2 Featherweights that were my Mom's - they are my go-to machines. I have a "bottom-of-the-line" Janome for special stitches, which I use occasionally.

You forgot to tell us what you sew on!!

Happy National Sewing Machine Day to you too! Enjoyed your article. I love my Featherweights. I have a Janome and a Bernina too, but my every day machine is the Featherweight. I got mine at estate sales and named them after the owners ... Mrs. Kessler and Mrs. Nagel. Thank you Carrie for all you do.

I have the Singer picture, from the 1800's, but it was electrified in the mid to late 1920s. My uncle gave it to my grandma as a wedding present around 1927

What?!? You haven't named your machine(s)? My Featherweight is Flossie, my Pfaff is Fiona, and my HQSS is Patience. Thanks for a great article.

I have a few ! ! ! My Bernina 550 QE 'Erni' is my go to machine. A Janome, just a little guy which I bought while I was trying to decide which machine would replace the Elna I got 40+ years ago and is slowing down from use. Then there is my mother's singer in a table, circa 1960 that I learnt to sew on - I don't remember the model. A cute little Featherweight 'Victoria' that I got for my bday a couple of years ago. And most recently I was given a Singer similar to the hand crank in the photo, but this one has a motor and uses a shuttle type bobbin, and it works. I'm looking at getting a Juki, or a bigger Bernina for FMQ, perhaps even a sit down mid-arm. One can dream!

My first sewing machine was and still is my Bernina 930 that I bought brand new in 1987. Still sews fantastic and would never sell. I also have 2 Featherweights that I bought on eBay about 15 years ago that also run fantastic....

I sew on a Bernina 1530 but I have not named her either! But she knows I love her to pieces! I bought her brand new back in 1992.

Fun article. I have a Bernina 1090 purchased brand new in 1994.this has been my go to machine ever since and I love it. I also have a Featherweight made in 1946 and just purchased a Juki in December.....thank you Lisa Bongean!

Actually according to the serial number, the black Singer is from 1947-48

My favorite sewing machine story is that in early Seattle you had to register your trade, but also sewing machines had to be registered. There were thousands of "seamstresses" but very few "sewing machines". I am sure these girls were sewing more wild oats than anything with needle and thread! I have two Bernina machines, a Bernina serger and a Janome Gold Gem for classes.

I have the portable all-metal Singer my grandmother gave me as a high school graduation present, a 1955 Featherweight, and the Janome 25th AQS anniversary model -- great for classes, as is the Featherweight. But I've done more hand piecing of late. Go figure. None of them have names, but all of our cars have been named...

I love your article. Thanks so much for sharing ! And yes, I do name my Sewing Machines.

I have a Bernina (Princess Bernina), 2 Pfaffs (Pfaff 1 & Pfaff 2), 1 Janome and 1 Singer

Great post! As it happens I have a friend visiting me at the cottage for a mini retreat so we are happily sewing away. I have an antique Estonia, a wonderful Singer treadle that works like a charm, an Elna Grasshopper from the 1940's an Elna Supermatic vintage 50's but my go to machines are a Janame Horizon 7700 and her name is Ruby, and my mid size Janome is a QC 6260 and she answers to the name of Jane. She is not as glamorous as Ruby but she sure is dependable!

Love those Singer advertising cards! Shaking my head that you haven't named your machines. How do you speak to them in a friendly colleagueal way without recognizing how important they are to you? SMH. I work with Jack Flash, a Juki TL2010q who is better than a boyfriend, and Hazel, my Juki HZL DX5. Emma, my older HV Emma travels with me.

What a fun article! I have a Viking Sapphire 965Q, a small Janome for classes, and the Janome Hello Kitty was a Christmas gift for my granddaughter. I would love to find a Featherweight that was made the year I was born!

Thanks for this post I really loved to read it! My sewing machine is a 32 yo Pfaff 1027 and her name is Camille Krystine McNelson.

Happy National Sewing Machine Day! I sew with my Janome Memory Craft 6600P and occasionally with my Singer Featherweight. I named my little singer machine Betsy since she was made in Elisabethtown in 1952. Happy sewing!

I have owned at various times more than 30 machines. Still in my house now, are two Sears portables which were the Lotus knock-offs in the 70's; An FW that was my Grandmother's and her sister's; Bernina 350 patchwork edition; Juki straight stitch Tl-2010Q; a Pfaff Expression 3.5 I sew on most of the time; Singer 301 which is my travel machine; and an Innova longarm! I need to sell the Bernina, the Sears machines and maybe the Juki. Not using them. Thanks for the history!

By the way, I had a Morse which is pictured which was my first machine my mother got me second hand. If I ever find one again, I'll buy it. I love the push button stuff....

What an awesome post! I could totally become a sewing machine hoarder. Can't believe your machines are not named. My Pfaff quilt expression 4.0 Is Tessa, my mom's old Kenmore Limited Edition is Mary named after her, my little Brother Se400 embroidery machine is Grace (She was a gift), and my little Singer server (was my mom's and my husband affectionately called her Mu) is Muey the Tailor. The best name ever for a machine is the one my sister just purchased used from someone in Canada. We call her Sweet Nell because of Dudley Do-Right the Royal Canadian mountie and his girlfriend! Thank for this post. I think I may need to get a few more machines...dying to add a featherweight 221 and a treadle machine to my collection!.

Can't put in print what I call mine most of the time Carrie

I have a Kenmore my husband bought me in 1989 and a Janome 10000 he bought me in 2002. I love them both. My Janome gets a good workout just about everyday. I make my own labels with the embroidery component.

Great post!... This was a fun read!
Although I have more sewing machines than I like to admit to owning... (why couldn't I have loved and collected something "smaller", or, more "mainstream"??!)... my all-time absolute favorite machine to sew on is my Singer 301, circa 1951!! (It's often called the Featherweight's big sister, but I actually like sewing on it much more than on my Featherweight...)
Pat T.
(sigh... thinking of finding good new homes for some beautiful, wonderful machines...!)

I love vintage sewing machines! I have three FW and the old singer of my grandmother! I used daily my huskvarna lily 545 but I need a new one! Great post!

Thanks for the article. My Morse Fotomatic is just like the one pictured -- got it machine for Christmas 1967 when I was 17. Gift from Mom & Dad. Still sews like a champ, also have a Singer circa 1986, a Janome MC3300 and a Janome MC6600P. Guess I don't NEED another one, yet!!