Vintage Singer's for Free Motion Quilting?
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Vintage Singer's for Free Motion Quilting?
Hello! I am relatively new to making quilts. I plan to learn how to do free motion/meandering quilting. I love the vintage Singers and am wondering if there are any vintage Singer models that can be used for the free motion quilting. I have a Singer Featherweight and a Singer 201 that I use for piecing the tops. Do any of you use a vintage Singer for the quilting and if so, which model(s) do you prefer? I look forward to your expertise! Thank you.
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I'm still learning, but I agree with Caroline S....I got both of these machines to continue my experience with FMQting...My first tries please me greatly, and it is so fun to use these vintage machines.
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The Singer 221 Featherweight is not great for free motion quilting, either. The 221 and 201 both have horizontal bobbins, and vertical bobbins are best for fmq because of the way the thread comes off the bobbin (the thread path).
The Singer 301 is the all-time best machine I've ever used for fmq. The Singer 15-91 is not bad, in my experience. You want that vertical bobbin for fmq. (The only horizontal bobbin machines I've found that is good at fmq are some of the new Janomes.)
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My 301 and 15 are excellent FMQing machines. As are a couple of my vintage Berninas and Pfaffs. I also prefer the horizontal bobbin assemblies for FMQing. BUT, if you already own the 201, give that a shot before buying another machine. Many people like their 201's for FMQing work. If you find it isn't what you need, then buy a different machine.
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You are correct - the 221 & 301 have the same vertical bobbin assembly....actually many of their parts are interchangable! I think the 221 isn't favored by FMQers because of the limited space between the needle and the pillar and it is pretty lightweight.
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