A sweet find....and my talented hubby....

Well it is TGIF day....not that Friday really means anything to me...I mean being a shift worker and all. But today is Friday and I have it off and my girls are coming to visit for the weekend. Yipee! So with that being said I have many chores to get on with.

We are hoping to get out on the boat on the weekend. Hubby has been busily making sure everything is operational. Cosmetically he has been working on it as well. He decided some time back that he wanted to get a new canopy for his boat. He went out and got pricing but the best price he could get was around $800 or more. WOW! So he thought that maybe he could do it.

So he went and priced out material on Ebay and got the material. Then he needed a sewing machine. Something heavy duty that could manage the heaviness of the material and could hand the task. Hmmm. Now that could be pricey. So we started looking in the Buy and Sell and on the web for used machines....even used were very pricey. One day I was out and about and came across this garage sale, so I thought I would just stop and see what they had. Looking around (and believe me there was a LOT of stuff) I was at this one table when I notice down on the ground this old sewing machine box. I opened it up and this is what I found :

It looked like it was in pretty good condition.........they had these as well.......

I love the box.....so vintage....and look at all the accessories it still had in it....almost like new.....I could believe it....I asked her how much.....hold your breath......$3......Yup, I couldn't believe it. Do any of you know that Ikea commercial where the woman leaves rushing from the store yelling at her husband to get the car.....she was so excited about the deal that she got she figured they must have made a mistake and wanted to get out of there before she thought they would change their mind. Well that is how I felt about this ....such a bargain. The one down side is that it weights a ton....very very solid machine. The other was it didn't have the instructions...but with a little tweaking and oil...this machine ROCKS!

So the other day when I was doing all my canning, hubby was cutting and measuring and sewing.....

He actually finished that canopy in a day! I couldn't believe it....his sewing skills put mine to shame....I told him he was making the Halloween costumes.......LOL! I need to get a photo of the finished project.....