Originally Posted by tortoisethreads
I have to admit that I love old machines. I love the colors they came in and that they were made of metal! I buy them at garage sales, goodwill etc. It's also funny how the old ones seem to run better than my fancy computerized machine! I have a Viking, a Huskylock serger, Singer 15-91, Singer TouchTronic, Singer Stylist and an old Kenmore!
That is so true! I have a fancy Viking with all the bells and whistles and what do I piece most of my quilts with?? 3 Singer treadle machines! I have 3 Featherweights ,a Singer 301 and I do use them too, 2 older Berninas,a Pfaff and a Huskylock serger.
When I want fancy stitches and wonderful buttonholes, that's a job for the Viking Sapphire 875. She does those things wonderfully. I like piecing quilt blocks much better with the Singer straight stitchers, they don't eat my triangle points and have a beautiful stitch.