Help, Identifying an Older Machine?!?!
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You can free motion on a horizontal or Drop-In bobbin machine but the thread path isn't as forgiving as it is on a vertical machine. The thread has to turn a corner - so to speak - before it is picked up by the hook; this can cause uneven stitches, dropped stitches or looping on the back of your project.
I have 3 Drop-In bobbin machines- a Singer 404 straight stitch with the card table, a Singer Spartan that I want to turn into a handcrank, and my Brother PC6500 which was never intended to FMQ and you can't make it do it either! The other 7 or 8 are all vertical machines. I have a Singer 31-15 industrial with the feed dogs removed and a straight stitch plate on it, if you want to FMQ in a hurry - hoo boy!
I have 3 Drop-In bobbin machines- a Singer 404 straight stitch with the card table, a Singer Spartan that I want to turn into a handcrank, and my Brother PC6500 which was never intended to FMQ and you can't make it do it either! The other 7 or 8 are all vertical machines. I have a Singer 31-15 industrial with the feed dogs removed and a straight stitch plate on it, if you want to FMQ in a hurry - hoo boy!
#12
I'm sorry I didn't realize someone had asked me about something or I'd have answered sooner. :oops:
Mitch's mom is right - you can do free-motion quilting on a LOT of different machines including those with drop-in bobbins. My first pieced quilts were quilted on a 401 and I often do darning-type repairs on my slants.
It's just that the vertical bobbin is more forgiving, as she says - fewer skipped stitches, no "eyelashes," etc. :)
Mitch's mom is right - you can do free-motion quilting on a LOT of different machines including those with drop-in bobbins. My first pieced quilts were quilted on a 401 and I often do darning-type repairs on my slants.
It's just that the vertical bobbin is more forgiving, as she says - fewer skipped stitches, no "eyelashes," etc. :)
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