Singer 319w Do-over

I fell upon this Singer 319 "typewriter" or "piano" sewing machine at a local estate sale. The cabinet had been repainted into a very cool deep striated turquoise blue. The seat, however, left much to be desired. It was smelly but actually comfortable. I removed the bathroom rug cover, and am in the process of adding memory foam and a custom fabric to pull all of the mid-century colors together. It came with ALL of the cams for specialty stitches, I am so blessed to have found it. I'm excited to start using it. I have read that this machine was a "bust" for Singer because people thought it was too difficult to use, something I can understand, however, I think it is a cool piece. It was the top of the line in its day, all aluminum and all metal inside. Enjoy the photo progress.

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Singer Trapezoid Cabinet #74, original bench and Singer 301a short bed tan sewing machine

Singer Trapezoid Cabinet #74, original bench and 301 short bed machine I purchased this machine from a lady in Chicago. She was having an estate sale for her mother who passed away in 2018. On the last day of the sale, first thing in the morning, I drove to the home, on a Sunday. I had emailed her about the machine when I found it on craigslist. Because the sale was actually over that day, and the machine hadn't sold, she let me have the machine, bench and cabinet for $75. She could tell how excited I was to have it. She told me that she had sewed her prom dress on the machine. Here are my photos: This is the original tan 301 above, and the original #74 trapezoid cabinet, below:

Custom LV Birkenstock’s

So my next big project in 2018 was a pair of Birkenstock’s for my friend in Australia. Nannette has size 43 shoes; she is a tall woman. She was in a bad car accident at 18 and has suffered problems to her feet as a result This was exacerbated by an accident on a train platform in Australia, so comfortable shoes are a must. And what is more comfortable, than a pair of Birkenstock’s? But they couldn’t be just any Birki’s. They had to be Louis Vuitton Birki’s because Nannette is an LV nut. I started with a used pair of Birkenstock’s with good platforms from eBay. I took them to our local cobbler who deconstructed and separated the leather tops from the platform. I then used the Birki leather as a pattern. I had an LV purse to deconstruct, but there was not enough leather for the necessary 4 straps. I needed another 2 pieces of leather for the sides, so I shopped at my Goodwill for a red purse with gold buckles. However, upon inspecting another friend’s Birki’s, I noticed

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