Funny, I've been thinking about you Rodney, And your woodworking skills...
If I hate it and Glen and Farmhousesewer are right, I'll have a cute machine I can put back on ebay, no loss.
But yes. For my specific use, on a tray, in the forest I'm thinking it will work out great.
A chain stitch is simple to lock, and in piece work the blocks except the the outer edges are all stitched across.
I bought a 50's Sewhandy 20, no plastic, like new condition. I'll keep you posted!
And I'm still thinking about converting my featherweight, which I don't care for, into a hand crank. After all I have all the parts I need (brave talk) on the 127.. That is doable, right? But my one concern is 14 pounds on my lap might get heavy after a little while, hence the thought train about the toys.