Thank you Monica and Jean(nanna-up-north), I really like my vintage machines, they are so well made and work like they should. I've been using a treadle since 2007, Featherweights since 1998.
The more I use the White rotary treadle, the better I like using it; was an electric portable when I first got it. I have 5 working treadles, 3 are Singers(6 heads),1 Pfaff and 1 White Rotary. Lately I've been using the White the most so I can get used to using it, everything is backwards from the Singers. The hand wheel rotates away from the operator, it threads quite differently; nothing was intuitive. It would be great to have a darning,walking and 1/4" foot for the White, but that isn't possible because of how the feet mount. I learned that the White Rotary uses a 15x1 needle that is available everywhere. I had to find have someone send me photos of the thread path, how the bobbin threads, the bobbin winder is very different. Now that I understand how to thread it, I really like using it. I recently found 10 vintage bobbins for the White on Ebay, the auction description said they were Singer bobbins, so glad nobody else bid on them. :o I'm very happy that the person who gave me the machine had cared for it; had been in her family since 1917. I only needed to clean out gobs of lint and give her a good drink of oil and she just purred, easiest machine to clean up ever. It was sorta warm when I took the quilt picture, it was 38 and breezy. Thankfully we don't often get snow,sleet or ice, however this Winter has had all 3, granted it doesn't stay long. When I got up at 8am today, it was 25. brrr Sharon W. in Texas |
I am taking a quilting class (my first one) and today I made a doll size replica of the quilt I am making in class out of the scraps. We haven't gotten to the actual quilting part yet but I am pleased with the piecing so far. I made this on my featherweight.
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Originally Posted by thrillhouse
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I am taking a quilting class (my first one) and today I made a doll size replica of the quilt I am making in class out of the scraps. We haven't gotten to the actual quilting part yet but I am pleased with the piecing so far. I made this on my featherweight.
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Sharon, I understand the feeling of treadling a machine where the hand-wheel rotates backwards from what you are use to using. The Standard machine that I own is similar to the White in that wheel rotates away from you. It's good to see that you are enjoying the White. -Monica
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Thrillhouse,
I like the colors you used in your quilt. Very pretty!! |
Sharon as always your quilt is beautiful. and Thrillhouse very nice also and great colors.
Skip |
Originally Posted by Glenn
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Sharon as always your quilt is beautiful. and Thrillhouse very nice also and great colors.
Skip Sharon |
Thank you vintagemotif, purplefiend and Glenn. I am ridiculously excited to bring my featherweight to my class tomorrow. It's our first class bringing machines with us.
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Very cute quilt, thrillhouse. ... lovely colors. I know you'll enjoy this quilting addiction we all have. And using your FW.... well, good for you. I use my FW for most of my piecing as well. ... just love FWs. And welcome to QB and our vintage spot.
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I finally finished the denim quilt as my thank you gift to Cathy for giving me her boxes of used jeans. I used my Two Spools for piecing, Davis NVF for quilting and attaching the binding, and Singer 224 for the decorative stitching to finish off the binding.
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