Sandygirl

Love your idea! I am a few years from "retiring" so I will make a mental note. I used to volunteer with Project Read. It was a program for kids who needed assistance in improving reading skills. Loved it!

sandy

oldtnquiltinglady

I do LOVE your new machine, and thoroughly appreciate your sweet (and not so sweet) memories of the machines from your family. Do something (even a simple thing) to keep those memories going. You never know who will happen upon your stuff when you no longer have need of it.

I have one kinda like it that I got at an auction one rainy Saturday, and it is still one of my favorite stories to tell when I am visiting with whoever is using my Gammill at the moment, and I am sitting there putting a binding on a quilt on the 15. That machine gets used more than any other in my sewing room. Everyone loves it--and I even got the stool with it (with all the previous lady's plunder in it). Many congratulations to you as you find all kinds of uses for yours.

janiesews

Very nice and the sentimental attachment makes it even more special for you. Enjoy.

maviskw

Mine was given to me by my "young sewing machine guy". It was a boat anchor! I got it moving, and removed the gunk with GooGone. Now it is a conversation piece in my breezeway. It needs a bobbin case and the electric connections are actually broken off. Some day I'll put on a hand crank if I can't find the part to make the motor run.

Jo Anne B.

I have had mine for 2-3 yrs now. Jackie(After Jackie Evanacho) is a 1951 Centennial version also. I love her.
At this point she is used to work with denim, she saves the wear and tear on my Pfaff. Must have deleted my pic of her...She is in good shape, the cabinet is on the rough side, she came with a bobbin, a manual and one foot. I found her on CL for $80.
I was finding the more I used her the better/smoother she becomes. It has been a year since I have had her out and running. My goal is the use her FMQ.
I chose the 15-91 from info gleaned from this board.
Someday I hope to have a 201-2 too.

Sandygirl

Are there any particular things I need to do to use this for FMQing. I want to play around with it for this machine. I should probably get it serviced too.

Thanks
Sandy

leonf

Pretty sure there is a way to drop the feed dogs by a screw under the base. Your manual will tell you.

Oil it everywhere it moves. or should.

J3General

I am a garment maker instead of a quilter, but from what I have read for FMQ, you will need to drop the feeddogs and to get a darning foot of some configuration that is most compatible with your style of FMQ (See also: YouTube - Leah Day FMQ).

Your 15-91 should clean up nicely. I just got my first 15-91 from CL and am getting it serviceable. I am really looking forward to comparing it to my 201's. It is hard to beat how smooth a 201 is; but there are ardent fans for both models on this and other boards.

John Thomas in NC

zozee

Definitely get it serviced and make sure the wiring is safe or have it replaced. After that, you’ll love to FMQ on. It’s powerful so getting used to the speed us fun. The large harp space is nice (top to bottom).

elnan

Miriam, those are words to live by.