The machine was given to me by a friend of my Dad's. The cabinet was a "free if you haul" deal that my Mom found in the paper. I bought some 1/2 inch and 1/4 inch foam board from Hobby Lobby. I cut it to fit the free arm of my machine. That cost about $7. I have some vinyl which cost around $5 that I'm going to put down over the entire surface to make moving my quilts easier. Just thought I'd share :)

You did an awesome job. Looks like it will work like a charm..

WOW that is great!

Great set-up.

Great set up, plus the best is the price was right! Congrats and happy quilting!

You are so creative!

Looks great!

It is an excellent bargain. and your sewing machine has its own place. wonderful!

great job!

that a girl.. make the best out of what you have , it looks great.

Great looking set up. You are very clever!

$12 total investment... close enough to free :D
Great deal

Quilters are very resourceful! Great set up.

lOOKING GOOD

I like it. The cabinet looks like it was built for that machine. Good job.

Nice

Never thought of foam board. What a great idea. Happy sewing

Very clever.

You did great!!

Great!

Neat set-up, and a great price! :)

You did such a great job. It's wonderful that your parents were able to be "involved" in the setup. It looks AWESOME.

debra

Looks like you are going to enjoy sewing!!!

Love the foam board idea! Thanks for sharing.

I really like this. I have a cabinet that had a machine that was so broken that I had to dispose of it. Maybe I could make this fit one of my other machines. Foam board, is it like plywood? Yours looks so nice, like it was made for that machine. Take a lot of work? Thanks for sharing. :thumbup:

Foam board (sometimes called foam core) is more like styrofoam with a coated surface. It is used for flush mounting graphic prints and such, so I would imagine you could get it at any store that does framing, but I'm not 100% sure. The cabinet came with a wooden piece that was not fitted right, but there are little "tabs" for it to rest on. It was 3/4 inch thick so I glued a 1/2 and a 1/4 inch piece of foam board on top of each other with spray adhesive to make it the correct thickness. Before I glued I measured the opening and cut it (making sure it was big enough to fit tight) Then, I placed my machine on top of the boards and traced it. I cut it out, again, making sure it would be a tight fit. I cut the back side out completely so I could slide it on from the front and be able to reach my hand in to turn it on. I can't access the feed dogs switch unless I remove the board, but I could always just cover them to quilt. I used a utility knife to do this. It was tricky. I am very skilled with the knife though, because of my graphic design background. I cannot tell you how many times I have cut foam board and matte board so BE CAREFUL if you attempt to do this.
Thanks everyone for the nice comments :-)

I did not even notice the foam board part at first...that looks great, and even more important I bet it sews great! :thumbup:

Good for you, a nice place to work.

Very clever and so functional too :D:D:D

Looks perfect. What luck to find such a good table online. Happy quilting/sewing to you. :thumbup:

Very clever!

Very nice.

looks great to me and the price is sooooooooo right

Nice set up.

Ingenious. Love the way you set it up.

Awesome! I love the foam idea. It worked brilliantly - and I agree that the vinyl will help out a lot too.
Congrats!

It does look custom. Good find, great job. :thumbup:

:)

great ideas...I'll have to use them

That was very creative of you; great job.