Featherweight Fireside Chat 1 - March 26, 2020

The Featherweight Shop hosted our first ever Featherweight Fireside Chat hosted on our Featherweight Shop Facebook page in March, 2020! Thank you to all of our Featherweight Friends who took the opportunity to ask questions, say hi, and visit around our modern-day ways of communicating! In case ...

Featherweight Shop Talk: Staying Connected With Quilts

Welcome back to The Featherweight Shop Talk Blog! Everyday, we will be posting up a new idea, story, recipe or tutorial to keep the creative juices flowing! As we participate in sewcial distancing, it is just as important to find ways to keep connected, albeit virtually. Today, we are going to ta...

Stitch Along: Singer Featherweight in Cross Stitch - Part 1

Everyone knows it's fun to sew something quilty with a Singer Featherweight, but it is also enjoyable to use your needle in a different way and stitch a Singer Featherweight itself! I'm Kristen from Verity Vintage Studio, and in the coming weeks I'm excited to walk with you through stitching this...

Featherweight Shop Talk: Elderberry Syrup + Other Fun Ideas

Hi there, Featherweight Friends! First, we would like to thank you all for your kindness and beautiful attitudes during these trying times! As we navigate our days, we find the most creative ways to make the most of our #sewcialdistancing. Although we are not able to spend our time together in ou...

SEW-IN: Keep Calm & Quilt On - The Beginning

Quilting, throughout time, has brought calm and quiet to households, and this remains true in mine today. My two little children, Nathan (10) and Sayely (8), are home from school and a bit worried about all confusing times that we are facing at the moment (e.g. Coronavirus).  So, when times get t...

Preparations for Sashing, Borders & More - Farm Girl Vintage Quilt & Featherweight Shop Sew Along

Farm Girl Vintage Sew Along This post took lots of turns.  And, when you're a slow sewist like me... well, that doesn't leave a lot of wiggle room for getting extra sewing finished.  Nevertheless, I was determined to accomplish as much as possible.  After much discussion and deliberation (and pe...

Ready for Double Points Day?!

Every Second Tuesday, Every Month!* Tuesday is our Double Points Day for Featherweight Sewciety Rewards Program Members! What could be better than shopping for your favorite Featherweight part, attachment, tool, notion, fabric or pattern? Earning two times the points! On the second Tuesday of...

New Tutorials: Thread Stand & Motor Lube Ports

Carmon has posted a couple new video tutorials on the Featherweight Schoolhouse as of late.  Some good Featherweight learning! Find out the importance of having a Thread Stand here...   Learn all about Singer Featherweight Motor Lubricant Ports here (as well as how to remedy a dry, hard wick on...

Happy Valentine's Day "Cards"

  Last year my daughter and I worked together in making these little Valentine's cards for her class*. We are homeschooling now but the idea still lingers as we think of family and friends for this year.   The end product was a melding of two patterns. One was like this one from Orange Betti...

More Valentine Goodness

Catch up on the previous Valentine's Day Card Blogs Here:Happy Valentine's Day "Card"Valentine's You've Got Mail I finished SweetPea's Valentine Holder and her teacher's Valentine Holder (notice the 'To My Teacher' Valentine on the front). Peltex has become a welcome addition to my sewing room si...