free-motion quilting with a featherweight?
08-23-2010, 09:17 AM
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I know featherweights are great for piecing. But what about quilting? I just got a featherweight. I bought a darning foot and feed dog cover plate to go with it. I like to free motion quilt as in a meander design. Anyone use their featherweights for quilting? Any known pro or cons to doing this?
08-23-2010, 09:32 AM
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I just found this on another site.
A couple folks warned that while the Featherweight can FMQ, it was not built for such continuous sewing. It can overheat the motor. So, I think it depends on how long you stitch at a time without some cool down time. This is because a FW is a belt driven motor and will tend to overheat if you do high speed FMQ. You can use it but for short periods. An older Singer with a gear driven motor like a 401 or 501 will FMQ much better.
A couple folks warned that while the Featherweight can FMQ, it was not built for such continuous sewing. It can overheat the motor. So, I think it depends on how long you stitch at a time without some cool down time. This is because a FW is a belt driven motor and will tend to overheat if you do high speed FMQ. You can use it but for short periods. An older Singer with a gear driven motor like a 401 or 501 will FMQ much better.
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