Originally Posted by DirtyPaw
I see quilting as very similar with wood working. You have to make exact measurements, miter corners and be creative. The only difference is the materials you use and quilting is better because you only really need one machine to do all the beautiful work quilters can do. With wood working the tools never end before you exhaust the space you need for storing them. I like quilting much more.
Well....... I had the same thought when I started quilting on my old-but-not-vintage Singer. Now there's the Bernina 440QE that I piece with (and used to quilt with), the longarm that I quilt with, the featherweight that I take to classes, the Singer that I used to take to classes before I got the featherweight, the Singer 15 that I picked up at a garage sale before I even knew I wanted a vintage machine, the treadle that I bought and fixed up to learn to treadle on, the 3 treadles and numerous other sewing machines sitting in the garage because I couldn't pass them by... Yes, you're right, you only need one machine because you really CAN do everything with it... but will you?
And that's just talking sewing machines. Then there are rulers, and all the other gadgets... and the fabric - there's a storage problem in itself.
Welcome to the hobby, and try to hold the line on that one sewing machine.