Originally Posted by KyKaren1949

Peckish referred to an instance with Bonnie Hunter's Featherweight. She was flying and always been allowed to take the FW on board with her. This time, the airlines refused to allow her to do it and made her check it with her baggage as well as her laptop. The Featherweight was totally destroyed and so was her laptop. I wouldn't take a chance on losing the sewing machine. I'd see about buying one there or getting one shipped ahead of time like several others suggested.