Got 2 Singer Featherweights and Now What Do I Do ???
03-08-2012, 06:38 AM
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Thanks to both of you for telling me this - I had no idea of flat slide to the left and never even thought of different needles.
The first one is to be here by Friday and the other one next Monday. AND, I can't believe how he's on a roll, he just bought another one last night - he liked the box/case it came in (has a dome like lid - to me looks like a coffin), I think he bought this one because he wants to refinish the case. And he's already told me to make sure that these machines work when they get here -- boy do I need luck. Sure hope the tension is correct because I could never figure out how to adjust that in my 30 year old Kenmore that I traded in for computerized one years back.
Karen
The first one is to be here by Friday and the other one next Monday. AND, I can't believe how he's on a roll, he just bought another one last night - he liked the box/case it came in (has a dome like lid - to me looks like a coffin), I think he bought this one because he wants to refinish the case. And he's already told me to make sure that these machines work when they get here -- boy do I need luck. Sure hope the tension is correct because I could never figure out how to adjust that in my 30 year old Kenmore that I traded in for computerized one years back.
Karen
03-08-2012, 06:52 AM
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Location: Baileys Prairie, Texas
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Just consider yourself a "lucky"duck. I have two featherweights and I won't trade them for the world. My youngest daughter took my cream one to college with her for 4 years. As soon as she graduated I told her to bring it back. I keep one in our RV along with a small quilting project. The other one is at home and travels with me when we just go by car. I've decided that the featherweights are my security blanket. I took the car one with me to a quilt retreat in Louisiana last year as a back up machine and the first day one of the sewers "brand new" machine would not keep the tension right and after having a repair guy try to get it corrected all day, I brought out my trusty traveler and she sewer the next 5 days on my featherweight The stich is perfect and the machine is just about industrucible....and you can sew anywhere ....even on a TV tray.
03-08-2012, 08:28 AM
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Location: near Peoria Illinois
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You will enjoy them and you can sew whatever you like on them. Likely more different kinds of things than on your computerized machines. These babies are work horses for the sewing room so I've been told. My 15-91 and 301 are too.
03-08-2012, 08:52 AM
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Location: North Carolina - But otherwise, NOTW
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Ditto Ditto Ditto!! You are a lucky lucky girl! They are so fun to sew on....little ticky noises they make are just so charming. They are so basic and do such a wonderful straight seam you will just fall in love with piecing on them.
03-08-2012, 08:59 AM
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Can the Featherweight be used for free motion quilting? I just purchased one and make quilt tops for a charity group. The group has asked that I learn free motion quilting, so I can start putting the quilts together. We make lap quilts, so they are not too big. I did purchase a walking foot that will fit both my Singer 201 and the Featherweight. Thanks for responding.
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