Originally Posted by fireworkslover
My wishes for a standard sewing machine: Needle up or down feature, a bigger bobbin for sure as well as a loud beeper when the bobbin has a yard of thread left on it, a larger throat- about a foot would be nice, speed control for fmq, bobbin winding without unthreading the machine. I'm sure I could come up with more, but that's it for now.
Try filling extra bobbins before you start. I just bought extra bobbins today. Also if your machine has a place to put a second spool of thread (for sewing with a twin needle), you might try using yhat to hold a spool of thread to fill a bobbin from.