Showing posts with label Singer Spartan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Singer Spartan. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Easy Sewing Machine Cover

Hello Everyone! Normal desert weather is here and I hope it is here to stay. Mornings are spent outside digging weeds, clearing space around the house so I don`t stumble on a rattlesnake. No, they don`t always rattle as a warning. Most of the Green Mohave we encounter are aggressive and they don`t buzz. The venom is a neurotoxin, similiar to that of a cobra. That is why we are very careful. The nights are still cold making the critters move slower in the morning till they can warm themselves in the sun. We don`t have a dog door anymore. Snakes figure them out real quick!

I needed two sewing machine covers and decided this would be a great way to use some of my scrap fabric stash. This is an easy pattern, quick to sew. I picked out three different cotton fabrics for the outside and the lining. I used ribbon seam binding for the ties. The pattern link is here This pattern is from a great blog called Sparkle Power. Lots of tutorials and other fun information!  The machine is a late-fifties Singer Spartan made in Canada. It`s a 3/4 size. My husband made the wood base. Spartan`s don`t come with a case and the plastic base or box this beauty sat on is cracked so hubby made me a new one. If you see a Spartan with a case, it is after market. The best straight stitch machine I ever had!
My Singer 99 desperately needing a cover. I live on a dirt road. Dust is Everywhere! I love old Singer`s!

The finished product! The colors are a little off . No more dust!




That`s it for today. The sun is up, husband and dogs need to be fed and wash hung on the line. Thank you for visiting. I appreciate it!
Cathy

Vintage Sewing Machines

 I start this post with a picture of a lion that daily crosses through my son`s property. Beautiful ! This is near Prescott.