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My (our) first quilts made with vintage machines

Old 02-25-2013, 07:55 AM
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Joe, I made around the world quilts and my daughter had their pics printed on fabric that I made the center block. 1 had horses of all kinds & the other had dogs of all kinds. need to get sandwiched and tied, so they have them for their birthdays Jul 1 & 7. ! will be 12, the other 10. the 12 yr old made a quilt and pillow for himself on my FW--with my help of course. he sleeps with it. forgot the gs in NY -made his with fire engines & trucks of all kinds.
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Old 02-25-2013, 08:56 AM
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Beautiful quilts and your machines are awesome.
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Old 02-25-2013, 12:09 PM
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That 201 is very easy to sew with. It amazes me just how non temperamental it is.
Ours cost us nearly 80.00 but we consider it well worth the cost.

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Joe, have you ever taken the ring off, the one that holds the bobbin assembly in place? I have done so to clean it when I was hoping it would free motion quilt (it doesn't), and for that reason - because it is so hard to get back on correctly - I don't use my 201 as much, although I like it. That's a shame, because it is such a sweet machine. I always make sure I hold the threads or use a fabric thread starter on any seam, because I don't want to clean a mess out of the bobbin area again. I also keep the area very clean. Have you had any of these experiences with your 201? I agree that otherwise, it is a great machine.

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Old 02-25-2013, 02:14 PM
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Joe, have you ever taken the ring off, the one that holds the bobbin assembly in place? I have done so to clean it when I was hoping it would free motion quilt (it doesn't), and for that reason - because it is so hard to get back on correctly - I don't use my 201 as much, although I like it. That's a shame, because it is such a sweet machine. I always make sure I hold the threads or use a fabric thread starter on any seam, because I don't want to clean a mess out of the bobbin area again. I also keep the area very clean. Have you had any of these experiences with your 201? I agree that otherwise, it is a great machine.

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No, I haven't taken the bobbin case or assembly out. This machine was very clean when I got it so I just did a cleaning job with the plates off.
To be honest I don't even know how to get it off. But it can't be that hard ........... can it?
When I sew I forget to hold the thread at the start of stitching about 90% of the time. Our 201 doesn't seem to have the tendency to pull the thread back in or have tension problems at the start.


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Great seeing husband and wife enjoying quilting. We have a couple in our guild and they do stunning quilts.
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very nice, Joe! The patch to hide the burn is just genius!
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