Glad you liked it, wish I could find one, she will have to be Lucy2

Hi, I am the Happy Treadler and there is no ten-step program for my sickness - thank goodness! ANYWAY, just wanted to join in on the Vintage Sewing Machine Club part of the quilting forum. I quilt entierly on treadles and hand cranks - no electric for me! Well, at least when it comes to sewing. ;) My husband thinks I'm nuts, but I've been 'collecting' old machines now for 10-12 years. I don't buy them for display, I buy them to use. Me and my hubby just built our new home, and I designed my sewing room and light fixtures around the 'feel' of my machines. Anyway, it's nice to see I'm not the only nuts person who loves these machines. ;)

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Linda, You can also use 15-89/90 too, but not a 15-91 in treadle. I have a 15-90 in treadle that I only use for FM quilting and it works!
You will need a darning foot, not a walking foot for the FM. The 66s are excellent machines, but the 15s do a better job of FM quilting because of the bobbin setup(vertical) and thread pickup. Have fun shopping![/quote]

I treadle a 15-90 and it works beautifully, I left the solid handwheel on it. Its my favorite machine for FM quilting, I use a Singer 237 treadle to quilt and piece too.

Well its looking more & more like I am going to get the 15-91 on loan from my friend any day now. Which is good because I want to learn FMQ on it & am already signed up for a class on March 10th! My questions to you veterans of vintage machines...

What feet do I need for FMQ on the 15-91? I have a short shank walking foot. Will it work? Is there a free motion foot for the 15-91 or am I needing one called something else? Any suggestions for where to go to get them? Thanks for your help.

Welcome Happy Treadler! Congratulations on your new home. I and I am sure others here, would love to see pictures of your new sewing room and your favorite machines. You are in good company here.

Hope it's OK I just jump in here. If you're planning on using the 15-91 for FMQ, a walking foot wouldn't work because you won't be able to move your quilt in different directions (only forward). A walking foot would work well for straight line quilting, as well as 'curvy' quilting, but you'd probably need an open-toed hopping foot for the freedom for FMQ. I believe the 15-91 is a low shank machine, so they should be readily available. :) Please someone correct me if I'm mistaken...

Thanks for the warm welcome! I'm always happy to show off my new sewing room. I downloaded some pics on webshots, and they can be found here: http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...78470011jjMxMP

These pictures are when we first moved in, but you are able to see the fixtures and get the 'feel' of the room anyway. I've put a few extra treadles in there since then, and will need to update my pictures very soon. Right now it looks like a fabric monster threw up all over the place in there. :shock: ha ha

Thanks for jumping in. I know the walking foot is for straight line & ' curvy' - just didn't make it clear as mud did I? lol Tossed it in there though just in case anyone was going to offer anything about walking feet.

What a wonderful open room! Love it...I can just imagine the creative juices flowing thru there.

I actually just ordered a professional walking foot for my 31-15, and I'm waiting for a longer screw so I can try it out. What you need is a Davis vertical feed machine which has a 'built-in' walking foot. That's one of the coolest machines I own. ;)