Duh, sort of like replacing the plug on a lamp only I will be replacing a foot controller. That's a relief. My capabilities don't include figuring out how to rewire the interesting arrangement further up. I'm afraid of electricity so I haven't learned much about it. Thank you for the info - now to find an inexpensive foot controller.
Candace, I agree if I were doing all 1/4" seams. I set up the second machine because when sewing the snowball triangles, the guide screwed to the 301 gets in the way. This way I can do snowballs on one machine and nine patches on the other. I think I will switch them so I have the 301's increased visibility to find that line across the square. On the other hand, I just worked on a auction quilt with two other sewers. We had my 301, a plastic Singer maybe 20 years old and a fancy new machine whose 1/4" was set by pushing a button. Our blocks were all perfect when we put the quilt together.
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