How many sewing machines?
#171
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 619
I have approx 20 machines, all get used, my friends come to my home for charity sewing projects, I set up several machines. Sometimes I find a rescue machine, DH & I get it working again & within a short time I hear of someone who needs a machine just like that one so we pass it on.
Everyone collects or desires different things, I have never desired jewelry, fancy cars, furs, etc so have none of those but I do love sewing machines. The process of sewing a quilt, garment or whatever is more of a love of using the sewing machine more than the item being sewn. I make things in order to use the sewing machine, others use the sewing machine in order to make things.
#172
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: dallas tx.
Posts: 5,172
I have7 and a serger and a longarm that I have made 1 quilt in about 5 years. Oh, I wish I had more time to get into it. I love to take them apart and make them sew. My son and I fixed one yesterday. A friend of my sister[in a home] had a junker that her daughter gave her and took her featherweight and sold it [can you believe it?] It didn't even have a tensioner in it. I ordered it and Son put it in and it sews. The lady told me to fix it and do what I wanted to with it. I think Ii'll take it back to the home and give it to someone to use. The lady is going toget a new one. Yes!
#173
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Ashtabula, Ohio (Lake Erie Area)
Posts: 16
Hi everyone. I don't usually reply to the threads because I'm slightly computer challenged. But I am one of you. I admit to 10 at present. Starting with my mothers Franklin rotary. which I learned to sew on,2Necchis-supernova Automatica and 537FA,also a Nelco(product of Necchi). Four Singers that I acquired thru yard sales and estate sales, 401-A. 15-90, Red Eye 66 treadle and the newest one a NEW Featherweight 4166 which I surprised with from my daughter and son-in-law for my Birthday and Berninas QE440 and last but not least 1 Bernette Serger(antique). I'm not sure I'm finished yet. I would really love to have a vintage Featherweight! Nice talking to you all! fractured prisms
#177
Well I fix em up and sell them so I can have a ton of them hanging around, as far as the old Singers go I think I personally have kept one of each but I mainly quilt on my 15-91 and my 31-15. I do have a Necchi BU but I have never sewn on it. The only Singer I really have a hard time sewing on is the FW, my arm is fat (woman of substance) and I burn myself repeatedly on the dang light. I have a class set up in the basement with machines and I have a sewing room off my living room upstairs and I have a machine set up in the bedroom just in case... I have a sickness I know...
#178
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Missouri
Posts: 2
Surround your self with the things you love. Be it family, dogs, cats, sewing machines and all other items that give us that warm fuzzy feeling. I love auctions. Especially those with feedsack fabrics, vintage old aprons and tablecloths. My children aren't sure what they will do with all of my finds, when I part. I said auction it off.
#179
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Posts: 1,040
I have a commercial grade Singer machine that I use for all of my regular sewing including constructing my quilt tops.
I have a Juki TL-98Q that my DH gave me for our 25th wedding anniversary with my Gracie setup. I can't imagine wanting or needing any other machine short of a long arm.
I have seen many posts showing people buying many machines. Why? I understand hording fabric, magazines and even patterns but machines? I understand two so I don't have to move one back and forth off the quilting frame.
I have a Juki TL-98Q that my DH gave me for our 25th wedding anniversary with my Gracie setup. I can't imagine wanting or needing any other machine short of a long arm.
I have seen many posts showing people buying many machines. Why? I understand hording fabric, magazines and even patterns but machines? I understand two so I don't have to move one back and forth off the quilting frame.
#180
I have 1 Brothers 6000D , brother 1500, Brothers QC1000, horizon, feather weight, 1 threadle. - Brothers class machine and a janome still in the box machine I won. 2 sergers, 1 long-arm gammill. I use each one for different things. They are used and loved.
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