Question for you about sewing table
#11
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 3
Yes, I have a SewPerfect table, and I really love it. It came with my machine when I bought it in 2012. The white top looks just as good today as it did when I got it. As you know, it is very heavy, and once you get it set at the right height, you probably won't be adjusting it again. I agree with the person who said an extension would be nice, but I have put an old ironing board between the back of my table and the wall, adjusted to the height of the table, and that gives me a good amount of space when I am quilting. I am short, and I do have my foot pedal on a wool fabric-wrapped piece of wood to make it perfect for my legs with the chair I am using. The wood butts up against the metal table cross piece, so it doesn't move much, and a piece of stick-on velcro on the bottom of my foot keeps that from moving on the wood block. As for negatives, I do use the "measuring tape" on the front sometimes, but it is just a decal and some of the corners are starting to come up. Also, the one drawer is dinky and will come completely out of the table if you pull hard. This is not a feature, in my opinion. But the table is very sturdy and I would buy one again without hesitation if something happened to this one.
#12
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: S.E. Queensland, Australia
Posts: 1,487
I agree with Stitch678 - can you shorten the legs? I'm using my old office desk, and if you need more table space for large quilts can you get a used desk. I bought another for $15, with drawers.
#14
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Milton DE
Posts: 3,189
Why not consider "the Gidget" there are two diff sizes depending on the size of your machine. I have both sizes. They are light and easy to move and look to have the same sewing space as the one your considering. Plus Gidget is cheaper. The larger one has roller wheels so when you collapse and need to move it's rolls. I love both of mine and thinking of getting another larger one for my other bigger machines. When I say bigger it's the size of the hole for your machine and the height is adjustable so machine is level to table, so you can use with various machines and just adjust .
#15
I have the Sew Perfect Quilt Professional II, I've had it for about two years. I Love it, but I wish I had the room for one of the extension kits, because the table feels rather narrow when I'm trying to quilt (that said, I have determined that quilting on a domestic sewing machine is just not for me, not matter what gadgets I get). I found it easy to put together, but I like putting furniture together. It is VERY heavy, so you might want someone with some muscle to help you when putting it together and moving it around. It's a huge upgrade from the Ikea table I was using previously.
Edited to add: Occasionally, they'll offer tables on their Facebook page at a reduced price because the finish on the table top is marred or has some other kind of cosmetic damage. It's worth calling to see if they have anything like that available, because they are expensive tables.
Edited to add: Occasionally, they'll offer tables on their Facebook page at a reduced price because the finish on the table top is marred or has some other kind of cosmetic damage. It's worth calling to see if they have anything like that available, because they are expensive tables.
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 02-08-2019 at 07:10 AM.
#16
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Saskatchewan
Posts: 838
If I were you, I would buy it in a heartbeat. I have been eyeing up that table since I saw one at someone else's; it seemed really nice and sturdy.
I currently have my machine on an adjustable-height Ikea table, and I love it. Honestly, sometimes moving it up or down half an inch relieves a pain that's been developing. You can't get that "perfect height" with a fixed height table, especially if perfect changes from day to day (or even morning to night). I'm fairly young and in good shape; I can't imagine sewing without it when I'm older.
If you can afford it, go for it! It sounds like you've thought it through, and it seems like a good solution.
I currently have my machine on an adjustable-height Ikea table, and I love it. Honestly, sometimes moving it up or down half an inch relieves a pain that's been developing. You can't get that "perfect height" with a fixed height table, especially if perfect changes from day to day (or even morning to night). I'm fairly young and in good shape; I can't imagine sewing without it when I'm older.
If you can afford it, go for it! It sounds like you've thought it through, and it seems like a good solution.
#17
If I were you, I would buy it in a heartbeat. I have been eyeing up that table since I saw one at someone else's; it seemed really nice and sturdy.
I currently have my machine on an adjustable-height Ikea table, and I love it. Honestly, sometimes moving it up or down half an inch relieves a pain that's been developing. You can't get that "perfect height" with a fixed height table, especially if perfect changes from day to day (or even morning to night). I'm fairly young and in good shape; I can't imagine sewing without it when I'm older.
If you can afford it, go for it! It sounds like you've thought it through, and it seems like a good solution.
I currently have my machine on an adjustable-height Ikea table, and I love it. Honestly, sometimes moving it up or down half an inch relieves a pain that's been developing. You can't get that "perfect height" with a fixed height table, especially if perfect changes from day to day (or even morning to night). I'm fairly young and in good shape; I can't imagine sewing without it when I'm older.
If you can afford it, go for it! It sounds like you've thought it through, and it seems like a good solution.
Upstairs I have two machines set up on computer table, probably from a school. And with my machines setting on it, their bed is at that 27 inch height. I have quilted small projects on both machines and that height is just perfect.
#18
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Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 8
I'm glad I could help! And I agree with SewandSow, adjusting the height often would be a pain in the butt. I haven't adjusted the height on mine since I put it together. I looked at the other tables, like the Gidget and SewEzi, but I wanted something super solid - and the SewPerfect is exactly that. You can also use your knee lift, if that's something your used to. I also use the measuring tape sticker on the front edge of the table way more often than I thought I would.
My problems with quilting are more related to the amount of patience I have and less related to my machine, lol I've done a queen sized quilt (and I did that as a quilt as you go!), and decided that I wasn't going down that road again. It was too fiddly and such. At this point, I'm researching and saving for a longarm.
My problems with quilting are more related to the amount of patience I have and less related to my machine, lol I've done a queen sized quilt (and I did that as a quilt as you go!), and decided that I wasn't going down that road again. It was too fiddly and such. At this point, I'm researching and saving for a longarm.
#20
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Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Central Florida
Posts: 9
I had seen the SewPerfect table online but couldn't find one that I could actually touch to see if I wanted it. I finally went to Ikea and purchased a table called Thyge that has manually adjustable legs and goes from about 25 or 26" up to about 32 or 33". I got it on sale for a hundred bucks. I am now able to lower the table to a height that allows my machine to sit lower, about 27", and it has worked out fine for me. I did like the SewPerfect table but just wasn't comfortable buying it without having seen it first.
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