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Originally Posted by Candace
(Post 5941776)
What FMQing foot did you use for your 130? I have quite a large collection of various darning and embroidery feet and all of them put too much pressure on the fabric. Even lowering the foot pressure all the way... I've found the Pfaff 360 is a great FMQing machine. However, the card table for the 301 makes it the easiest and smoothest to use for FMQing.
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Originally Posted by kath62
(Post 5943174)
I have a singer 401. You can Quilt with it to? I picked it up at a tag sale. With all the attachments. I downloaded the book, now JUST learn how to use it. WOW is it Heavy. No plastic part's. I'm going to use the walking foot to Quilt. I hope that's right. Help, Any idea's?
The 401 is a good machine and worth having. Oh! There is a curved stitch on it, I think #10, which is great for straight-line quilting, especially over seams. You can get part of the design on each side of the seam, strengthening the seam, and it looks good. |
Originally Posted by deedum
(Post 5942875)
I love your free motion work. I just do meandering mainly. Time for me to branch out some. I have 2 301's and haven't FM with either yet. I usually use my singer 15 to FM.
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Originally Posted by SherriB
(Post 5942202)
Wow!!! You FMQ on the quilts is wonderful! I have a 301A that I had serviced a year ago. I need to get it out and try to FMQ with it. Any tips to a beginner using a 301? Mine is a short bed, if that makes a difference.
2. Oil the machine. I oil mine with every 8 hours of sewing, but maybe more often with fmq. Make sure the bobbin area is clean. 3. Drop the feed dogs. It's the screw under the bed to the back. 4. Set the stitch on zero (the line between forward and back). 5. Bring up your bobbin thread before you start. Loosen top tension a bit. 6. Use gloves for traction. 7. Practice on small quilt sandwiches. 8. Enjoy! |
Originally Posted by cricket_iscute
(Post 5944159)
I have the original foot that Pfaff made for the machine. It's all metal, of course. I have all the original feet. However, being short shank, many feet will work on the Pfaff 130.
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Candace,
You've done a beautiful job of the quilting on your quilts. :) I've had five 301s through the years and have never been able to successfully do FMQ. The darning foot just doesn't seem to work properly. I use them for piecework and a Singer 15-90 or 237 treadle for FMQ. Sharon |
Originally Posted by purplefiend
(Post 5944636)
Candace,
You've done a beautiful job of the quilting on your quilts. :) I've had five 301s through the years and have never been able to successfully do FMQ. The darning foot just doesn't seem to work properly. I use them for piecework and a Singer 15-90 or 237 treadle for FMQ. Sharon |
Iswan, I have a 301 and want to try fmq on it. What is the all metal foot that you use, and where can I look for one. Thanks.
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