Hi! I'm from Louisiana
08-07-2010, 01:58 PM
#31
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 487
Your old straight stitch is just the place to start as long as the tension is good. Stick with it until you have saved up for whatever you want with all the bells and whistles. Remember, it's straight stitches that piece a quilt together. My 27 year old Granddaughter has been making quilts for about a year, including machine quiliting, on my 35 year old Pfaff. She does beautiful work.
08-07-2010, 01:58 PM
#32
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: near Dayton, OH
Posts: 179
Welcome from Denham Springs! Like the others, I suggest going to a machine dealer and seeing what's out there. The dealer will honor your machine warranty and be there for troubleshooting. If you're near Baton Rouge, check out All Brands or A1 for Janome and Brother, Fabric Krazy for Viking, and there's a Baby Lock dealer on College Drive. I wish I had a thread cutter on my machine.
08-07-2010, 03:52 PM
#37
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 2,041
Welcome from Oklahoma. There is nothing better to make your quilt tops with than a vintage singer featherweight. I have a new machine with the bells and whistles and it doesn't even compare with the vintage machines in stitch quality.
08-07-2010, 04:30 PM
#38
Super Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: lexington ky
Posts: 1,418
Originally Posted by donnajean
The best thing is to go to a Sewing machine shop or a JoAnn's & try a couple different machines out. There are all kind of price ranges. You don't have to spend a lot of money for basic quilting. Basics are a 1/4" foot, a walking foot, & capability of dropping feeddog for free motion quilting. Don't just watch them sew, try it yourself.
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