My Machine Went to that Great Quilting Guild in the Sky
08-02-2011, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by BuzzinBumble
Only had the binding and quilting the edges left to do... then my 21 year old White sewing machine made a few clunking noises and seized up with the needle stuck down in the fabric. It took some time and near panic to get it out. After taking the machine panels off, we found that one of the plastic gears (Plastic gears!) had too many teeth worn down and it could no longer engage the bobbin case.
It was only a $99 machine anyway and after years of sewing children's clothes, crafts, and even my daughter's prom gown, it owed me nothing.
The silver lining? DH told me to buy a new one, and to get a good one this time without plastic gears! Yahoo! So i've been reading all the topics here having to do with which features and machines are most appreciated. Got a lot of good advice from you all and I want to say thanks to all those who share such great stuff!
It was only a $99 machine anyway and after years of sewing children's clothes, crafts, and even my daughter's prom gown, it owed me nothing.
The silver lining? DH told me to buy a new one, and to get a good one this time without plastic gears! Yahoo! So i've been reading all the topics here having to do with which features and machines are most appreciated. Got a lot of good advice from you all and I want to say thanks to all those who share such great stuff!
08-03-2011, 04:10 AM
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So sorry about your white machine. That was my first machine back in the 1960's, & I traded it in on a Bernina in 1968. It was a very good machine for me, I just wanted something new. The Singer salesman was so pushy that I looked elsewhere & found the Bernina. That one gave out on
me when I moved 8 years ago. Then 5 years ago I bought a new Bernina, no not a computerized one. That was the only machine I wanted so I waited until I had the funds.
me when I moved 8 years ago. Then 5 years ago I bought a new Bernina, no not a computerized one. That was the only machine I wanted so I waited until I had the funds.
08-03-2011, 04:22 AM
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She'll be waiting on the Rainbow Bridge of Fat Quarters to accompany you to the land of puffy batting where there is always time to quilt, thread never breaks and beautifully mitered binding attaches itself magically when quilting is complete. :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
08-03-2011, 04:41 AM
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Mine died last Thursday as well - right in the middle of getting ready for an exhibition...if I manage to sell anything it will probably go towards the repairs.Not sure where the burning smell came from - the engine or the motherboard...it's now going to the Pfaff Doctor...
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