Introducing Queen Anne

Good morning, all.  This is packing and moving week so I don't have a lot of time for a post.  I wanted to show off the poor Ugly Betty featherweight that I worked so hard to get sewing again now that she's been transformed to a beautiful Queen Anne.

I know, there are some people that don't want any machine painted.  They want the original color, the original finish and the original everything.  Well, I like all the small imperfections on an original machine, too.  I don't want to make a whole lot of changes if there's just a scratch or two that just shows the machine was loved.

But this poor machine was beat to death.  She had died.  She didn't work and she was an ugly mess.  So, it's been about a year since I rescued her and brought her back to life.  She has a whole lot of new things from new wiring to new rubber feet, bed plate felt and more.  And, now she has a face lift, too.

Introducing Queen Anne, the reborn FW.

This picture is from the painter in his shop.  I have the machine now but there was a slight imprint of the packing towel on the extension plate so that is back at the shop being fixed.  When I get back to the winter house, the plate will be put back on and Queen Anne will be ready to make her debut at the first FW Club class coming up in November.  I welcome you all to come see her.  She'll have center stage that day.