Originally Posted by
Briarberry
.. after reading this thread I am on the look out for a 301... I'd like a 301 so I can try FMQ on it.
I think you’ll love a 301A. My Mom bought an LBOW short bed in the trapezoid portable case new in the 50s while living on the family ranch, and still uses it today, although not often.
I bought an LBOW short bed for myself, and my wife quickly latched onto it after hearing how good it was for FMQ. She’s stippling her sashings on a quilt with it today. Her large Singer Model 430 Sewing Desk helps when doing FMQ. It provides a nice big work surface. She used to have her 401A in it, but has put the 301A in it instead.
CD in Oklahoma
Edited to add: The machine's spool pin in the photo is empty because she's using a cone of thread on a thread stand just out of the photo.