Originally Posted by
Fabric Galore
Craig's List has a Singer 301 listed in my home town for $125. The cabinet is worn and it has 1 bobbin and a PDF set of instructions. I looked on E Bay and the machines are all much more expensive. I'm new to vintage machines and I would appreciate any advice from those of you with more experience. I already have a Janome 6500 and a Janome 11000 but I would love to have a straight stitch machine for quilt piecing.
I've owned 7 of these and it's an excellent machine. I'm keeping 2 for my granddaughters, plus 1 for me. I sold the other 4 after doing a rehab on them. They hadn't ever been cleaned, oiled or lubed. That's all that was wrong with them. One had sat in a damp garage for years. They were in great shape after I gave them some TLC. More than doubled my money on them. You'll like it.