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    Old 02-16-2014, 03:40 PM
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    I was looking into Sweet Sixteen sit down machine. I did a search on sit down quilt machines and this one came up...has anyone bought this one or tried it? http://freemotionquiltingadventures....-sit-down.html
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    The Charm has an 18 and a 22 inch throat - http://www.gammill.net/product.php?id=10 - no idea on the price - its a sitdown

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    Hi Carol. Here is what I have: http://www.handiquilter.com/machine/HQ_Sweet_Sixteen/ I love my Sweetie and lots of us do. If you type Sweet Sixteen in the search box of the home page on the quilting board you can read lots of thoughts about it. Good luck in your search.
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    looks like a total pain to thread. http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=...8960798B94EE38
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    I was wondering about the Charm. I just found this one today and wondering how it compares it has a larger throat and looks computerize, which could be costly to fix.
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    Hi Carol. Here is what I have: http://www.handiquilter.com/machine/HQ_Sweet_Sixteen/ I love my Sweetie and lots of us do. If you type Sweet Sixteen in the search box of the home page on the quilting board you can read lots of thoughts about it. Good luck in your search.
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    I agree with Carolaug, looks like a real pain to thread.
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    Old 02-19-2014, 04:19 PM
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    Originally Posted by carolaug
    In my opinion, threading a Gammill is not difficult.

    Nan - Indiana
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    Bailey is another option, has a 13, 15 or 17" option.
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    I've been looking at the Homesteader. I think they have a sit down version. Looks like a little workhorse.
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    Originally Posted by carolaug
    I didn't watch this video of the threading, but looking at the machine, it looks like the threading is very similar to the threading of a Gammill longarm, with the exception that the Charm looks like it doesn't have a thread break sensor. I have a Gammill longarm and it's not hard to thread at all.
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