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    Old 06-24-2012, 09:27 PM
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    Originally Posted by grayhare
    Thank you, I will have to keep my eyes open for a Necchi cabinet.
    I might know where one is...a friend in Vallejo has a few. PM me if you are interested and I'll get you her email. The Necchi group always says that a Singer cabinet can be used IF you are willing to enlagre the holes that the hinges go into on the base of the machine. You might want to join it (yahoo) and check the archives, I recollect a fair amount of discussion on this. However, i am in the phase of collecting where cabinets have to be pretty special or I just ditch them at the local furniture consignment store, where they sell nicely as occasional tables. Laura
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    Old 06-24-2012, 09:29 PM
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    Originally Posted by chris_quilts
    Good to know and thanks for information re rubbing alcohol and qtips.
    Pictured is the latest helper giving me her opinion of what I need to do. This is Lily who is also the feline unit of the quilt police.
    what a little stinker! so cute! laura
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    Old 06-25-2012, 03:15 AM
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    Originally Posted by chris_quilts
    Good to know and thanks for information re rubbing alcohol and qtips.
    Pictured is the latest helper giving me her opinion of what I need to do. This is Lily who is also the feline unit of the quilt police.
    If Lily was at my shop she would be looking for mice in there - one cabinet I have came complete with a big honkin' nest down there.
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    Old 06-25-2012, 05:54 AM
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    Originally Posted by Candace
    Well, the alcohol took enough of the marker off that I'm satisfied. Thanks Up North for the suggestion. Here it is. It's a Brother 221 Galaxie and I'm guessing it's from the 70's. I got it for not much, because there's no foot control. I have an extra that I need to rewire for a permanent solution. I spent about 2 hours degreasing and lubricating. The reverse and stitch length arm were pretty stuck. All the innards are metal including the cams. However, there are two nylon gears. One has a small crack but it still sews great and all the stitches are nice. My Morse has a similar crack and also sews great. So, I'm not going to worry about it. What I think is pretty cool are the built in stitches. I've never seen a machine this age with built in duck, butterfly and fish stitches. Neato! I like the lemon color and I'm glad I was able to get it running.
    Candace,
    I'm putting a decorative stitch border on each of my denim quilt squares. I do not have a duck, bat/butterfly, or that style of fish. If I were to ask real sweet, kind of like ... purty please ... would you be willing to sew a border of each on a square for me? I'll cover the postage both ways and supply the thread too.

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    Old 06-25-2012, 06:31 AM
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    Originally Posted by miriam
    If Lily was at my shop she would be looking for mice in there - one cabinet I have came complete with a big honkin' nest down there.
    If Lily were in your shop, she'd be a pest but she does mouse which is great in the winter here when mice try to come in to stay. We got her as a 10 week old kitten but she's a mouser - must be in her genes. We also have another cat who occasionally will bring me gifts of dead mice. He always gets huge praise and then the mice get disposed of in the woods behind the house.
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    Old 06-25-2012, 06:33 AM
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    Originally Posted by nurseknitsLaura
    what a little stinker! so cute! laura
    Thanks. I think so but have to admit this is the 1st time she has ever done that in a cabinet. Usually she's trying to play with the qtips or chenille sticks.
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    Old 06-25-2012, 06:49 AM
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    Sure Joe. And it would be good practice for the machine:> Don't worry about thread. I have a ton of it. PM me and I'll give you my address.
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    Nancy, absolutely no rush. I have a feeling it's something I should intuitively be able to do, but I'm also a bit hesitant when it comes to changing the original machine and tinkering with electricity. So, I've just put it off. Cathy was really sweet to gift it to me. And I like to try to fix it .
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    Old 06-25-2012, 08:09 AM
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    Joe posted a thread on spending more time using his machines. I have the same feelings of focusing in on sewing projects and quilting over rescuing vintage machines. I have a very nice grouping of machines that are screaming at me to be used. My to do list of quilts has grown as well as fabrics for those quilts. Now, I just need to stay focus on those projects.

    So, I'm off to tackle my list of quilt projects!! I'll be around, but I'm going to try to stay off this list so that the projects do get done.
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    Old 06-25-2012, 10:44 AM
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    Monica, me too. I'll be able to spend more time here on the slow days at work, but when I'm home, I'm going to work on getting some projects finished and a few more started!

    I have several things that my mother had started that need finished, and a few things that I've started that need to be finished as well. For some reason, I'm feeling pressure to get them done, so won't be here as much in the evenings.
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