todiesmom

I never thought of luggage for this. My husband has a nice hard plastic piece of luggage on wheels that would be perfect. Afraid he will lose it and have to find something else if I need to tote my sewing machine someplace...LOL.

Joanie2

I'm really interested in this conversation. I purchased my Babylock Aria a year ago and was afraid to take it to retreats, etc. But then my friends said what's the point of having a good machine if you can't take it anywhere. So I purchased the XXL Tutto. As you know they are not cheap, about $250 for this one. I love that it rolls easy and that it fits my machine as well as the extension table but you are right in that it is heavy and I cannot lift it by myself. DH helps me get it into my trunk and friends help take it out. The machine itself is about 35 pounds; add the table and a few things like cutting/ironing board and the longer rulers and it gets heavier. Purchased another brand from a friend for $75 (she paid well over that) and it holds just the machine and projects but it has that telescoping handle and I just don't feel that it is going to support the weight of the machine. I'd really hate it if the machine fell through the bottom as I was lifting it. So I'm using the Tutto. After the expense of the new machine, table and Tutto I really can't afford a smaller take to retreat/class machine yet. So I'm watching to see what your responses are. Maybe I can learn something new.

carolynjo

I am using a very sturdy piece of luggage with wheels and a sturdy telescoping handle for my small feather weight.

Dogwood Quilter

This is one that some featherweight owners have used. It's found at Home Depot for under $40 in the tool department. It depends on the size machine you need to put in one. [ATTACH=CONFIG]535997[/ATTACH]

Tothill

I lucked out and found a Husqvarna/Viking rolling tote, unused at a Thrift Shop for $12.00. The only problem I have is that if I load it up with my Janome 11000, it is very heavy. But if I put my smaller classroom machine in it, I can load the rest of the supplies I need around the machine.

So for now, if I am going to a class, workshop or retreat, where my I will want the features of my big machine, I use the tote for supplies and just carry the machine. It is heavy, but weighs less than if I put it in the tote.

mckwilter

I took my FW to WalMart and fitted it to a Coleman cooler on wheels. There was one that the FW just fit in, and I got the next size up. It has a zip pocket on top, mesh pockets on the sides and a zip pocket on the front. It is hard sided on the inside and soft on the outside. I put my footpedal and cord, my FW tools, thread, and fabric on the inside with the machine and my smaller rulers, mats, rotary cutters, marking tools, pins, extra needles, blades, etc. in the top pocket. I also have a Bernina 240 which travels, and it is in a big blue scrapbooking tote on wheels. I've carried it in that for over 5 years. Yes, I do have to have help getting it in and out of the car, but that is because of the weight of the machine, not the tote. Both the Coleman and the other have side handles.

petthefabric

I sure like your ideas for non-standard sources. Maybe dh and I can make one?

CanoePam

I used to sew once a month with a church group where we brought our machines each time, rain or snow or good weather. I started using a high quality Rubber Maid tote with a good lid for my Bernina 440. It was bigger than my machine, but I was always carrying fabric so I put the fabric around the machine. I wheeled it to the room on a standard luggage cart. I loved the fact that it protected my machine so well from the weather, something my previous fabric tote didn't do. The wheels of the luggage cart are also much sturdier than the ones on the fabric tote.

For my Featherweight I bought a small soft sided tool box at either Lowes or Home Depot. It has a hard plastic bottom, but the top is soft. It also has lots of little zipper spots for my notions. It works for a super lightweight machine like the Featherweight, but I wouldn't want to carry a heavy machine in my hands.

Pam

petthefabric

I like this idea.... I'll look further.