Which sewing machine gets to go camping and what pattern to make?
06-05-2011, 07:07 PM
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We are leaving tomorrow and I'm taking my crocheting - almost done with my daughter's afghan she requested at Christmas - and some cross stitching that I want to work on. I may eventually bring along quilting, but I am going to check at a quilt store, count on that :)
06-05-2011, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by NauDeeGal
Originally Posted by Annaquilts
Wonderful tip. Thanks!
Originally Posted by Cybrarian
Whatever you take, pack a can of compressed air to keep your baby clean and running smoothly. Have fun!
06-06-2011, 06:22 AM
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I do have a singer 15 hand crank too. It has no reverse and is soooooo heavy that I opted out of taking that one for me. Now if I had a hand cranck on a Singer 99, 3/4 machine, maybe. It would be nice to take something to the river side when the kids are playing but I think I will stick to hand quilting there as I can not imagine me hiking out there with "Scotty" my singer 15 hand cranck under one arm and the families lunch and my chair under the other. Hehehehe DH was thinking about a hand crank for the FW. I think it is great you sew and hand crank quilt tops while camping. I would stop by too and come and look to see another quilter. I have sons, 9-24 yrs old, and I always point out other men quilters to them.
Originally Posted by Glenn
I take my FW but sometimes I take the 66 red eye Hand Crank. People at the camp ground who do not sew are drawn to the HC and just want to watch me piece quilt. I do not know if it is the machine or that I am a man sewing. My wife just sit there reading and being entertained by the people watching me. Glenn
06-06-2011, 06:26 AM
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Aaaahhhh sounds lovely. I wished.
Originally Posted by DesiG
I do 'civilized' camping now- you know the kind where you have your own queen sized bed, full bathroom and a 10x22 foot covered porch next to the trailer. I just got back from it as a matter of fact, and today I finished piecing my next quilt project :-)
I usually bring my featherweight, but since my DH gave me a bernina 430 for graduation, I have been hauling that back and forth (it is definately heavier than my 221) so that I can play with it. I do most of my cutting at home, then piece on my porch! Have fun camping
I usually bring my featherweight, but since my DH gave me a bernina 430 for graduation, I have been hauling that back and forth (it is definately heavier than my 221) so that I can play with it. I do most of my cutting at home, then piece on my porch! Have fun camping
06-06-2011, 06:29 AM
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Hehehehe I need some of those novels too to leave at the river bank. Maybe a stop at Walmart is in order.
Originally Posted by tjradj
Sorry I can't help you. When I go camping with my DS, we're in a tent with no utilities. The table is the camp supplied picnic table. I wouldn't dare take a machine with me because it would get full of sand.
I usually take beach novels. You know the ones. The kind that if you leave them at the beach, you don't care?
Anyway, have a great vacation.
I usually take beach novels. You know the ones. The kind that if you leave them at the beach, you don't care?
Anyway, have a great vacation.
06-06-2011, 06:33 AM
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DH worked on the Feather Weight and I plan to piece on it over the next week or so to get in the groove as I normally do not piece on it. I already picked out a fun patriotic scrap pattern and fat quarters to go on the trip. DH had made a small ironing board out of a tv tray and that is coming too. But oh, it smells so....musty. Any ideas on how to get the smell off the machine. I know it is from the storage case and I do not plan to take that but still FW is a little stinker right now. Hehehehe
06-06-2011, 06:55 AM
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Annaquilts-have you changed the big bottom gasket on your featherweight? That really holds the musty smell. You can do that easily yourself. You can even make a new bottom gasket out of gasket stuff you buy at an auto supply store. And if your case smells try not to store your machine in it,only use it to transport your featherweight.
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06-06-2011, 08:56 AM
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No I have not. Thanks for the idea and input. I definitely think I will do this. The odor is offensive.
Originally Posted by GreatStarter
Annaquilts-have you changed the big bottom gasket on your featherweight? That really holds the musty smell. You can do that easily yourself. You can even make a new bottom gasket out of gasket stuff you buy at an auto supply store. And if your case smells try not to store your machine in it,only use it to transport your featherweight.
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06-06-2011, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by NauDeeGal
Originally Posted by Annaquilts
Wonderful tip. Thanks!
Originally Posted by Cybrarian
Whatever you take, pack a can of compressed air to keep your baby clean and running smoothly. Have fun!
06-06-2011, 09:24 AM
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I vote for the Featherweight as long as you have power. How about some string blocks or scrappy Chinese Coin. Something that is kind of mindless and you cannot mess up if you get sidetracked? I have a bucket of scraps that I would tuck around my machine.
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