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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

All Polished And Pretty

It took me awhile, but here is my birthday machine all put together, polished up and pretty!  I did put a new motor and foot control on it because I didn't trust the wiring on the old motor, but other than that, it just needed a good cleaning and a little TLC to get a nice straight stitch.  I hadn't thought much about a name for her, but it came to me as I was putting her back in the case...Big Bertha!  This is one heavy gal and being that she arrived on my big birthday, Big Bertha just seemed to fit!

9 comments:

Rene' said...

Big Bertha looks so pretty and seems ready to go!

Jean(ie) said...

That's Big BEAUTIFUL Bertha thankyouverymuch... LOL! She is gorgeous!!!!!!

Cheryl said...

Wow Love the name ! And glad you got her fixed up and ready to sew with.
I am wondering if the one I have here would be worth it to fix up as there is no bobbin case ,parts of it is rusty and whoever had her last put a outdoor extension cord on it to plug in with. Not good at all!

Pokey said...

Oh, how she shines! You have a beautiful friend in Bertha, good job on the clean up ~
:-}pokey

Kathy P said...

She's a beauty! And thoroughly modern with all those "tatoos"!

Catherine said...

Yes a perfect name for her and she is definitely pretty all clean and polished.

Karen said...

Big Bertha is just beautiful! You did a great job with her.

Needled Mom said...

She is a real beauty. They definitely improve with age!!!

Michelle said...

What a wonderful birthday gift! I love mine too. I put a hand crank kit on mine.

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