Originally Posted by
Redsquirrel
Just my 2 cents;
I stay away from the 128 and 27's. They are long bobbins with no reverse. I find them totally useless for actually sewing on all the time. I do like the nice decals on those machines. I wish the 15-90's or 201's had decals like that.
I've made several garments on my VS2 (early 27) and love it. Sews an almost perfect button hole using any buttonholer attachment too.
It's just a bonus that she's beautiful to look at and sounds lovely when treadling. I have to admit I've never tried to sew a quilt on one, but haven't come up against anything yet that she can't handle. Will sew through very heavy fabric too. Someone else on this forum said they sewed through multiple thicknesses of heavy leather on their 27.
If there's a reverse on a machine I use it, but if not I'll just tie a knot or turn the fabric around.
You can buy waterslide decals with these patterns that I'm sure would look nice on a more modern machine