I recently quilted my largest project so far, the Pumpkin Stack, and I used the same machine to do all the work and all the quilting. I have other machines, and I never thought about using one of them to quilt it on because my main machine is my Brother SE-270D sewing/embroidery machine.

I had a heck of a time with this quilt from the beginning, but quilting that sucker was like wrestling with an alligator.

After all was done (I still need to do binding), I decided to look at some of my other machines, and OF COURSE! I see something that would've been helpful. MUCH MORE SPACE! Just look! :oops: I'm laughing at myself.

Oh, my. That's a huge difference in space. No wonder it felt like wrestling with an alligator!

The big ones always feel like your wrestling an alligator. LOL :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: No matter what size throat your machine has. It's good you can laugh at yourself. You have a much better time in life than those who don't. :D :D :D

I have the brother xl2600i and it looks like your machine with the rounded throat area. I can wrestle quilts around in it OK. BUT who's idea was it to put the foot lifter lever thingy in the spot where it is on these machines? I find that it gets in my way more than the roundness of the throat itself!

I just went and looked at my 3 machines...sitting off by themselves I never noticed that there is a big difference in the smaller size of one of them :shock: :roll: :roll: I am glad that you said something...it would not have been fun using that machine!!

hhhmmm Now I have to go look at my machines :roll: By the way i also have the Disney brother, but don't use it as much as I should or could :?

I can't believe the difference. I need to line mine up a take a look. Oh well, we live and we learn.

I haven't taken out the Singers I have to compare...without looking, it seems they are bigger than the Brothers. Now, the old treadle I have has a ton of space, but it is not in current working condition.

Ha! Every little bit it was "WHAP!" and the presser foot was slammed down! Then, whap! lifted back up...whap! I mean, come ON!

Oh my so did you get it all done?

Oh, yes! It was my Pumpkin Stack I made around Halloween. I never did put the binding on, but I haven't been able to play forever! All my "free" time has been going toward the yearbook I do for the school.

craftybear, here is the quilted pic link:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-27244-3.htm

Great job on it! Now get the binding and sleeve on it so it's ready for this coming October..

Hugs

That is a big difference.

Good idea. If I start now, I may make it!

Oh what a difference