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    Old 01-05-2011, 07:32 PM
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    WOW, great point, why can't the bobbin just rewind itself when it starts to run out???
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    Old 01-05-2011, 07:36 PM
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    Originally Posted by blueheavenfla
    Until such time as that million $ invention of the bobbin thread feeding from an external source couldn't we just have ALL machines have the same type of bobbin so I could go from my Bernina to my Pfaff to my Singer to my New Home using just one type of bobbin. I spend way too much time hunting for the "right" bobbin. At my age, I often forget which bobbin go to which machine.
    I solved that problem with fingernail polish. I have three different machines and I put a dab of red polish on one, gold polish on another, etc. That way I always know which machine it goes to. I also have bottom embroidery thread bobbins and I have those color coded too.
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    Old 01-05-2011, 07:53 PM
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    I agree about bobbins. I would have to buy more thread, so I would have a cone in each position, but it would be well worth it.

    My guild buys LA thread in pairs of cones so that additional bobbins can be wound (on a winder) without unthreading the machine.

    Almost all of the thread I use comes in cones, which makes it easy to compute the thread milage in a given quilt, or my milage over a year's time. Add up the cones x cone size /5280 feet per mile. Aren't calculators great? One queen sized commissioned quilt used 3.5 miles of thread.
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    Old 01-05-2011, 08:21 PM
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    Wouldn't it be great if there were a need for a calorie counter on our machines?
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    Old 01-05-2011, 11:15 PM
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    Originally Posted by raptureready
    Originally Posted by sueisallaboutquilts
    I would LOOOVE huge bobbins!!!!!!!!!!!!
    No, I don't want a huge bobbin, I just want to be able to slide in a whole spool or cone of thread and go from there. Why rewind it all?
    exactly! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
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    Old 01-06-2011, 12:03 AM
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    how about one that would prevent you from sewing wrong sides together. I did that last year during a mystery class. Bad machine, bad machine. lol.
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    Old 01-06-2011, 01:07 AM
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    Bigger bobbins would help, but I would really rather be able to put a cone in there.
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    Old 01-06-2011, 05:10 AM
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    The bobbin on a Bernina 830 holds twice as much as the small machines I love it . Then again I just love this machine.
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    Old 01-06-2011, 10:42 AM
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    lol oh ya
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    Old 01-06-2011, 11:26 AM
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    My Bernina has one and the service guy told me he could tell I had sewn quite bit. I think it tells you the number of stitches.
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