Originally Posted by gale
Originally Posted by Naturalmama
My Riccar measures 6 3/4" from the needle to the whatever it is/rest of the machine. Several more inches would be great! I was hoping for "old Singers" or something I could easily find cheaply on craigslist! lol!
The Singer 301 has a pretty big opening but I'm not sure exactly how big.
My Singers 301a measures 7.25 inches... Not much bigger than what she has. I'd check on the Juki TL98Q - strickly a straight stitch machine with a reverse and cutting thread option for quilters. Maybe $600-700 price range now or even less if yo'd look for a trade-in model.
Cindy