Originally Posted by
girlygirlforme
Hi Jean
Do you FMQ on your 15-91? I have a Singer 301A I use for piecing. I am looking for a more modern machine to FMQ and do several different applique stitches. I don't plan on doing any machine embroidery.
Do some experimenting with your 301 - the feed dogs will drop - turn the big screw to the left of the bobbin. (put it back when you are done...) There are QB members that swear by the FM on the 301. The Singer 15s have a bigger bobbin and have more space in the throat. I haven't tried using the 201 for FM yet. Some people like a treadle for free motion because if you can treadle well you can go slow when you want to. The newer machines still only do the same straight stitch as the 301 when you sew FM... For applique, the Singer 403 is my go to. For what little machine embroidery I need, I have a friend with a real nice embroidery machine. I just happily pay her... much cheaper than buying a machine I seldom use, she knows how to use it and does nice work.