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02-13-2011, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by vintagemotif
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Oh here is a great post that someone just made and they are words to live by...........:mrgreen:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-99558-1.htm
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http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-99558-1.htm
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Happy to read that you are enjoying your treadle. These vintage machines are fun to sew with.
02-14-2011, 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
It WAS fun! I pieced an entire baby quilt top on it tonight-- the first thing I've made on it. Still getting the hang of treadling. I figured out it was easier to get the wheel started on the upstroke of the needle, rather than the downstroke, if that makes any sense... I think my pitman still needs some fine tuning. It's not easy to start treadling. But still, I had an absolute blast piecing that top on it!
I love my treadles and after you get used to yours you will not want to mess with a new machine again!!
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02-14-2011, 02:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Lostn51
Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
It WAS fun! I pieced an entire baby quilt top on it tonight-- the first thing I've made on it. Still getting the hang of treadling. I figured out it was easier to get the wheel started on the upstroke of the needle, rather than the downstroke, if that makes any sense... I think my pitman still needs some fine tuning. It's not easy to start treadling. But still, I had an absolute blast piecing that top on it!
I love my treadles and after you get used to yours you will not want to mess with a new machine again!!
Billy
02-14-2011, 05:25 AM
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02-14-2011, 05:28 AM
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I was looking at shopgoodwill.org yesterday and found an interesting description for a bobbin:a wheel of string.
:lol: :roll:
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:lol: :roll:
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02-14-2011, 07:35 AM
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Anyonre looking for a Singer 31-15 to do free motion quilting on, this is used by several of the folks on Treadleon. It is an industrial model.
http://wichita.craigslist.org/for/2213679380.html
http://wichita.craigslist.org/for/2213679380.html
02-14-2011, 09:50 AM
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[quote=sewbizgirl][quote=vintagemotif][quote=sewbizgirl]
I have a Lotus 66-1, Thistle Marie, that started me on my journey of using a treadle. I purchased two vintage machines on the same day, Singer 15-91 and Singer 66-1 in treadle. After a day of playing with the 15-91, I got brave with the treadle. Treadling takes some getting use to, but there is something peaceful about these vintage machines and they are very forgiving with us (like a sweet Grandma). Well, I fell in love with the treadles. This is a baby quilt that I pieced with my Lotus 66, Thistle Marie, and quilted with the Singer 15-91. It is a Moda pattern. Now all my piecing and quilting is done on treadles. Have fun treadling!
Originally Posted by Lostn51
It WAS fun! I pieced an entire baby quilt top on it tonight-- the first thing I've made on it. Still getting the hang of treadling. I figured out it was easier to get the wheel started on the upstroke of the needle, rather than the downstroke, if that makes any sense... I think my pitman still needs some fine tuning. It's not easy to start treadling. But still, I had an absolute blast piecing that top on it!
I have a Lotus 66-1, Thistle Marie, that started me on my journey of using a treadle. I purchased two vintage machines on the same day, Singer 15-91 and Singer 66-1 in treadle. After a day of playing with the 15-91, I got brave with the treadle. Treadling takes some getting use to, but there is something peaceful about these vintage machines and they are very forgiving with us (like a sweet Grandma). Well, I fell in love with the treadles. This is a baby quilt that I pieced with my Lotus 66, Thistle Marie, and quilted with the Singer 15-91. It is a Moda pattern. Now all my piecing and quilting is done on treadles. Have fun treadling!
02-14-2011, 09:53 AM
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If anyone lives near Red Deer, AB, there is a free Singer 227 up for grabs. It's 3.5 hours away from me and there's no way I'd be able to go there today anyway.
http://calgary.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-s...AdIdZ260635577
http://calgary.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-s...AdIdZ260635577
02-14-2011, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by purplefiend
I was looking at shopgoodwill.org yesterday and found an interesting description for a bobbin:a wheel of string.
:lol: :roll:
Sharon W.
:lol: :roll:
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02-14-2011, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by vintagemotif
I have a Lotus 66-1, Thistle Marie, that started me on my journey of using a treadle. I purchased two vintage machines on the same day, Singer 15-91 and Singer 66-1 in treadle. After a day of playing with the 15-91, I got brave with the treadle. Treadling takes some getting use to, but there is something peaceful about these vintage machines and they are very forgiving with us (like a sweet Grandma). Well, I fell in love with the treadles. This is a baby quilt that I pieced with my Lotus 66, Thistle Marie, and quilted with the Singer 15-91. It is a Moda pattern. Now all my piecing and quilting is done on treadles. Have fun treadling!
Your "Thistle Marie" looks exactly like mine! Another brown lotus! That's what I'm piecing my baby quilt with right now. I love that machine. The bobbin mechanism is just a wonder, isn't it?
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