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Old 05-03-2011, 07:11 AM
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I have one of these lovely machines in a cabinet! My husband bought it for me because it is like the 221, but the feed dogs drop so that I can do FMQ.
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Old 05-03-2011, 09:04 AM
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The 301's are the best! Do you have the long bed or the short bed version? The short beds will fit into certain cabinets and card tables too.

I have a black short bed, a card table and a trapazoid cabinet for it. (to cabinet mount a 301, you need a special metal 'cradle' that singer made. You can find them for sale on ebay, etc.).

My card table is a really neat contraption I found off of craigslist. It's metal legs... and will fit a 301, 221 or a 403. I have a 403 and the 301, so it's pretty neat. You can check out singers website or ismacs website for tables/cabinets used with which machines.

Love the 301 great great machine. And the extra 3 or 4 pounds to carry doesn't bother me at all. Great machine for classes.

Enjoy!
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Old 05-03-2011, 09:56 AM
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You have a wonderful machine and you are lucky to have its history too. Congratulations!!
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Old 05-03-2011, 10:06 AM
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Wonderful!! I got my 301 a few months ago and I JUST LOVE her!!! They're just little workers, and so light you can take them anywhere!! I know you are going to love working with her!!
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Old 05-03-2011, 12:49 PM
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So happy for you that you'll be using the old 301.
I recently bought on ebay a 201-2 because that's what Mom had in the art deco cabinet I've inherited from her.
In checking both, I'd have purchased a 301 if it weren't for the fact that I wanted to replicate the machine Mom used all the while I was growing up. I'll be happy with the 201-2, and I'm betting you'll love your 301. So good you didn't get rid of it!
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Old 05-03-2011, 09:21 PM
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Good for you!! Congrats hope you have a lot of fun sewing on her!
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Old 05-04-2011, 01:58 AM
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Love my 301 long bed. Purchased the shorter bed just so that I could put it in my featherweight table. Love the fact that the feed dogs drop. Actually hunting for a two tone so that I'll have a pair. Hubby is not sure how many machines I will stop at, they are multiplying :)
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Old 05-04-2011, 03:34 AM
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Yep, great machines! I bought two at the same time. Identical, my dear hubby asked" do you think you need two of them?" I said" yep, I do" and I did :)
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Old 05-04-2011, 03:59 AM
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You are one lucky lady. Prefer my 301 over my FW. It lives in my van and goes everywhere I go, I am always ready to unload it and sew.
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Old 05-04-2011, 04:01 AM
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See how much I love my 301, it posted twice.
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