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Old 06-14-2011, 06:42 PM
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Hubby and Friends are usually out by the creek playing horse shoes so I would have plenty of assistance getting it in and out. I shared the idea with him this past weekend and I think (fingers crossed) that one of my friends is working to find one for me :)

I go up about every other weekend, and they are used to me sitting at the picnic tables cutting pieces.
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Old 06-14-2011, 06:48 PM
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I love your idea of sewing outside.
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Old 06-14-2011, 06:59 PM
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I think it's a wonderful idea!
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Old 06-14-2011, 07:03 PM
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That is a super idea! Wouldn't it be so peaceful to sew on a quiet machine and listen to the birds sing. Makes me want a treadle after all these years for I would sew out on the patio where there are always so many pretty birds.
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Old 06-14-2011, 07:06 PM
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Looks like you need to make that dream come true! It sounds absolutely perfect to me!
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Old 06-14-2011, 07:10 PM
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Sounds lovely to me - is that why so many of the old treadles were left outside?
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Old 06-14-2011, 07:48 PM
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I hope you do it!! Sounds wonderful!!!!!!! :D
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Old 06-14-2011, 07:51 PM
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Sounds like a fun idea. I ran a sewing machine up in the haymow when I was just a kid. Enjoyed it immensely even though it was a hot place to sew.
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Old 06-14-2011, 07:54 PM
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Decide where you want to put her and use a moving dolly as someone suggested. I have my Singer treadle in my sewing room and she weighs a ton. You'll want a solid surface for her to sit on and give her a coat of sewing machine oil to keep off rust.
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Old 06-14-2011, 08:04 PM
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A treadle or a hand-crank would be perfect...sounds like a very achievable dream...happy quilting.
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