When purchasing your calendar each year, as you write the important dates on it, pick a date that you will call your local sewing machine dealer to have your sewing machine(s) cleaned and oiled. If it's on your calendar, you're more likely to remember and be sure that it is done-Continued to the right...
...Continued from leftfrequently enough. If you sew on a daily basis or do a lot of machine quilting, seriously consider getting your sewing machine serviced and cleaned twice a year instead, as you are putting much more stress on your sewing machine. If your sewing machine sounds like the neighbor's Harley, you're in trouble!
Something to think about. When purchasing your sewing machine, ask the sewing machine dealer about recommended care and maintenance and be sure to read the manual that comes with your sewing machine. For some odd reason, this information is rarely offered up to us at school or in sewing classes.