jlm5419

Here is my Cathedral Window quilt: http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...l-t183670.html

Prim Quilts

I agree with Irishrose...........anyplace close by that you can get an old reliable "metal" sewing machine?

barny

jlm5419, I love that quilt.

SteveH

Very cool. Crazy!

cricket_iscute

Could your feed dogs be stuck down, perhaps? I'm also betting on a stray thread in the bobbin area.

nanna-up-north

Steve, jlm549's quilt is like the one I'm doing. It's for my daughter's 25th wedding anniversary and I'm about 1/2 done. It's going to be a queen size.

Cricket, I took everything apart and didn't find any stray threads.... and cleaned out the bobbin area really well. When I turned the hand wheel, the feed dogs move just fine. When I put a piece of cloth in, the feed dogs move one stitch and stop moving. So, there isn't really anything holding it back.... it's something else. Also, when I press down on the foot pedal, the needle goes up and down 3-4 times and then it just stops.

I took it in today. Hopefully it won't take them too long to figure out what is wrong. I'm very comfortable working on my old singers..... but this one has some computer parts..... ARGG!!! I don't do computer machine repairs. I have to rely on the authorized Viking repair to work on this machine.

and, I do have vintage machines that I could use.... they are 10 hours away..... where I spend the winter. I have other quilting things I can do.... just really was wanting to get those quilts done so I can put them on the beds in the guest room.... I'm having guests at the end of the month. They will get done. Next summer I may bring up a few of the vintage machines and leave the fancy Viking down south!!

Mitch's mom

Could you have someone UPS or Fedex one of your machines to you if your Viking is in the shop longer than anticipated?

mendymom

I would check out the local Craigs or garage sales for a cheap vintage in good shape!
I assume you have your oil bottle with you. :-)

miriam

I have had a lot of people buy straight stitch machines to go with their expensive computerized machines because it is cheaper to keep an old one around for straight sewing than to service one of the computerized machines one time. In other words a $50 - $75 machine in working condition is cheaper than a service call. I wouldn't know how to make that one work either. I'm wondering if you can find something like a 301 or a clone at a garage sale and set it up to do your free motion work. Save the computerized for when you have to have something the vintage machines don't do or just to play with.

mjhaess

I agree...Nothing sews like the vintage machine....They will last forever too....