Atlas Sewing Machine Manual

Cover Page

Inside cover page

Page 3, replacing the needle

Page 4, the bobbin case

Page 5, Winding the Bobbin

Page 6, To Thread the Bobbin Case

Page 7, Threading the Machine

Page 8, To Prepare for Sewing, To Start Sewing

Page 9, Cleaning the Race

Page 10, Features

Page 11, Exclusive Features

Page 12, To Regulate Length of Stitch

Page 13, Tensions

 Page 14, Replace the Bulb, To Oil the Machine

Page 15, To Oil the Motor and Underneath

Page 16, Non-Jamming Feature

Page 17, Needle and Thread Sizes

 

Page 18, Operating Hints

Page 19, Lifetime Guarantee Bond

Page 20, Back Cover Page

My 1959 Pink Atlas Sewing Machine.

I have been lusting for one of these sewing machines because it is PINK. She came with a full set of attachments in a pink box. A pink foot controller and the manual. Whoo Hooo! At the back of the manual is a Lifetime Guaranty Bond dated May 13, 1959. The full cash price in 1959 was $219.50 a lot of money in 1959.
I don't thing any of the plastic wonder sewing machines sold today come with a guarantee like this one.

Celtic Solstice - Clue 2, all those pieces

After sewing six of the diagonal pieces together, four were OK, two were short. Aaaargh. So I sat down with my EQ7 program to work out a paper piecing template. Going to test drive the template today to see if I "did good". I already have my number one New Year's Resolution, become proficient with EQ7!

Celtic Solstice - Clue 2 - Cutting done

Wow, it takes a long time to cut all these pieces. 200 green rectangles, 200 neutral square and 200 yellow/gold squares. And I found some more neutrals in my stash and cut a few more. Thank goodness I decided to do the SMALL quilt. Now off to sew some test CHEVRONS.

Celtic Solstice Clue 2 - Greens

My greens and all 200 of the 2" x 3 1/2" rectangles cut. Upward and onward!

Clue one, First Tr-rec blocks

First 24 Tri-rec blocks, umpteen more to go. But I like to "test drive" my fabric choices before continuing. So far I like the colors a lot. Sure wish I had some good sunlight to show the richness of the colors.

Here are a couple of donation quilts that I completed last week. Both are scrappy using scraps and fabrics from my stash. The backing is flannel and the batting is rayon-bamboo/cotton machine quilted on my HQ Sweet Sixteen.