Sorry, I hit the wrong button and (zoom!) off went the title!
My new ironing board is lovely. Not flashy or standoffish, it is friendly and cute. I am thinking it needs a bright basket like I made last year for everyone for Christmas. Yes. And we can have a tutorial if I can find the original post.
My nephew, Jason, texted birthday wishes last night from Phoenix. He asked what I had gotten. He was sympathetic when he read it was an ironing board. I had to tell him that it was a WONDERFUL gift that only a quilter would appreciate!
Today, I am thinking that I need to work on the Southwest Quilt and get it finished and off the frame. That means I will have to play with the tension a bit. Maybe longer than a bit.
And I have decided what I need. A man on the side who loves to dabble in sewing machines........
Oh, and I may be in the market for a nice $200-400 sewing machine that sews nicely when piecing but has a few bells and whistles like needle up/down, feed dogs down, free motion capability, maybe some stitches ( I would LOVE one of the wavy straight lines that so many of the modern quilters are using.)
I think my $79 Runway Edition Brother is having some problems with the tension setting and it would cost me more than that to have Ray look at it.
I want this second machine to be the one that totes to classes, retreats, sew days and RedStick Days. That leaves the $2700 machine at home and safe from bumps and bobbles.
What are your best and favorite machines?
QUILTS AND DOGS We are back in the house since the Aug 2016 flood. Dogs are great and I am back to doing the quilting thing. Join us on our new journey in a "new" house.
I have a Pfaff 1475 and I love it. It doesn't have that wavy stitch you talked about. I have had mine for 20 years and it is not too heavy to take somewhere. They still command a pretty good price on ebay - 6 to 7 humdred dollars.
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ReplyDeleteThis is what I upgraded to from a starter Brother. It has several cute stitch choices, feed dogs up/down, drop in bobbin, I think for the Amazon.com price it's well worth that price :) Good luck!
PS happy birthday yesterday! Love the ironing board and new bag!
xoxo melzie
Happy birthday a day late. The ironing board is terrific. I just got a new to me machine last weekend, but it doesn't have any of the bells and whistles. It's a little Featherweight. In wonderful condition, just needs some tweaking on the tension. Good luck in your search for a different machine.
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