Howdy from Texas
09-23-2020, 07:37 AM
#12
Super Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Waterford Michigan
Posts: 7,241
Welcome to the QB from SE Michigan. You came to the right place for vintage sewing machines. I have my share but only a few in comparison. I sew with them all the time. For me quilting and vintage machines go hand in hand. Read away and jump right in when you are ready. There is a lot of fun and knowledgeable folks here. We would love your input. Again welcome to the QB!
09-23-2020, 03:56 PM
#13
Super Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Clarksville, In
Posts: 1,840
Welcome from Southern Indiana! Aren't sewing machines funny? They seem to enjoy congregating in one's home...I'm never sure how they manage it! I am housing about a dozen, and I don't even collect them!
09-24-2020, 05:13 AM
#14
Super Member
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Greater Peoria, IL -- just moved!
Posts: 6,070
Hello Rooster! I was given a modern machine a year or two ago, but prior to that I've mostly been sewing on a machine older than I am (I just turned 60) for the last 30 years.
I know people are really into their Singers (and I love my 301), but I really like the post-war Japanese machines, like my own Remington or Morse is another brand that often has some design sense to it where zig-zag is high tech.
I know people are really into their Singers (and I love my 301), but I really like the post-war Japanese machines, like my own Remington or Morse is another brand that often has some design sense to it where zig-zag is high tech.
09-24-2020, 01:27 PM
#16
Super Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Central FL
Posts: 1,478
Welcome to the Quilting Forum from Central Florida. I have a Singer 340 from 1955 and a Kenmore from 1972 and I love them both. The Singer is great for piecing and I use it a lot. I also have a Janome 15000 that i use most of the time for embroidery.
