Hi Twinkie, I think your quilting looks great! I've been following this thread because I'm kind of in the same boat. I bought my Little Gracie off of Craig's list for $300 and have been looking for an older singer at a reasonable price to use on it, too. Thank you for the inspiration!
If you get a chance would it please be possible to show how you have your foot pedal attached? I'm not "seeing" quite how you and your DH did that.