Used HQ Sweet 16
#21
I got it!
I bought the HQ Sixteen (it wasn't a Sweet 16)... and I think I got a terrific buy. Now all I have to do is figure out how to use it!
It included user instructions (hard copy and CD), a CD on Taking The Mystery Out of Tension, the table, bobbin winder, 20 bobbins, extension cord, 12 cones of Superior So Fine thread, needles, horizontal thread holder, long-nosed oil container, and the names of at least three other people who wanted to buy it in case I change my mind and want to sell it. She gave me first refusal because I called her first. To top it all off, her son-in-law followed me home, carried it inside, and set it up for me.
Somebody pinch me... I must be dreaming.
It included user instructions (hard copy and CD), a CD on Taking The Mystery Out of Tension, the table, bobbin winder, 20 bobbins, extension cord, 12 cones of Superior So Fine thread, needles, horizontal thread holder, long-nosed oil container, and the names of at least three other people who wanted to buy it in case I change my mind and want to sell it. She gave me first refusal because I called her first. To top it all off, her son-in-law followed me home, carried it inside, and set it up for me.
Somebody pinch me... I must be dreaming.
#23
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 17,858
I bought the HQ Sixteen (it wasn't a Sweet 16)... and I think I got a terrific buy. Now all I have to do is figure out how to use it!
It included user instructions (hard copy and CD), a CD on Taking The Mystery Out of Tension, the table, bobbin winder, 20 bobbins, extension cord, 12 cones of Superior So Fine thread, needles, horizontal thread holder, long-nosed oil container, and the names of at least three other people who wanted to buy it in case I change my mind and want to sell it. She gave me first refusal because I called her first. To top it all off, her son-in-law followed me home, carried it inside, and set it up for me.
Somebody pinch me... I must be dreaming.
It included user instructions (hard copy and CD), a CD on Taking The Mystery Out of Tension, the table, bobbin winder, 20 bobbins, extension cord, 12 cones of Superior So Fine thread, needles, horizontal thread holder, long-nosed oil container, and the names of at least three other people who wanted to buy it in case I change my mind and want to sell it. She gave me first refusal because I called her first. To top it all off, her son-in-law followed me home, carried it inside, and set it up for me.
Somebody pinch me... I must be dreaming.
Now I'm confused as I thought that the Sweet 16 was the sit down model, which it appears this is.
So what is the difference?
#24
I'm not sure what all is different. All I know is that I would have had to send out alot of quilts to a longarmer to break even in spending another $3,200 for a new Sweet 16.
#25
I have one about the same age as yours, but have it set up in a built-in table in my sewing studio so it sits just like a regular sewing machine. Because of that the display panel more convenient. I think the orientation in the table like yours is a fairly recent development and has become a "feature" of the new Sweet Sixteen model. That's probably why the moved the control panel. The second pic in this thread shows mine with a quilt in it (that I just finished). http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...e-t204184.html That quilt is a kingsize and very bulky and I didn't have much problem maneuvering it through; just had to take my time and keep rearranging all the bulk frequently.
When I got to try out a new Sweet Sixteen at a quilt show recently, I found that although it did have more bells and whistles like you said, it stitched exactly like mine. I was very happy see I wasn't really missing out on anything I wanted by buying an older model (and saving lots of $$$) like you did! That just means we have a whole lot bigger fabric budget!
When I got to try out a new Sweet Sixteen at a quilt show recently, I found that although it did have more bells and whistles like you said, it stitched exactly like mine. I was very happy see I wasn't really missing out on anything I wanted by buying an older model (and saving lots of $$$) like you did! That just means we have a whole lot bigger fabric budget!
#26
I have one about the same age as yours, but have it set up in a built-in table in my sewing studio so it sits just like a regular sewing machine. Because of that the display panel more convenient. I think the orientation in the table like yours is a fairly recent development and has become a "feature" of the new Sweet Sixteen model.
#27
And I'm sure you could sell your table to someone else with a Sixteen or Sweet Sixteen. They are pretty pricey so you could probably buy the materials you'd need with what you could get for it.
#28
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Tampa, Florida
Posts: 14
The Sweet 16 Yahoo group has a huge amount of information on all aspects of using this machine. I have found it extremely helpful.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HQ_Sit_down_Model/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HQ_Sit_down_Model/
#29
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Posts: 10,357
The Sweet 16 is my dream machine (and I am a vintage freak). I had the opportunity to have a "play" with one at our annual Quilt and Craft Fair. As soon as I can save the $6,000.00 I need to buy one new, I will.....mind you it probably will be vintage by the time I manage to do it.
#30
The Sweet 16 Yahoo group has a huge amount of information on all aspects of using this machine. I have found it extremely helpful.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HQ_Sit_down_Model/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HQ_Sit_down_Model/
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