I couldn’t find the power cord for a Singer 403 I wanted to use last night. (I just need to find the box that it’s still packed in. - No cabinet or case with this machine.) I gave up and did a little organization project to feel that I accomplished something.

A vintage curio display cabinet that is hanging in my sewing room.

I don’t like to look at all of my fabrics. I feel that it’s overwhelming for me. I prefer to think of the project and then go looking in my stash for something suitable. Having it all out on display creates chaos for me mentally.

“Ooooh that would be great as summer dress.”

“I can make a lap quilt with that.”

“I bet that would make an interesting pajama set.”

These are all real conversations I've had with myself. Then my sewing WIP pile on my table consumes all the space on my sewing table and nothing gets done. Not the case with trims though. I have quite a few that I’ve collected over the years. I love to add a bit of trim to a pocket or hem to an otherwise plain piece. I think will be helpful to have them out on display to inspire me to do actually use them. I filmed a little short of me filling it up and its up on my channel if you’re interested.

Since I wasn’t able to locate the power cord for the 403 I have (Its a two pronger and my 401 is a three). I benched her for now and started to look over this gal. It’s a Singer 328K. The Singer 403 and Singer 328 were “budget” machines. The Singer 401 was the higher end model with all of the bells and whistles. As a collector, while I do have preferences for machines - I do like to review them all. Because someone might have inherited one and would like to know more about it and see it in use. I think it's important to know what all the models do and how they run. I will of course report back on this one once I am more acquainted with her.

-xo Thea

Side Quest : Ribbons On Display

Late Night Sewing