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#8551
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Originally Posted by kwendt
I'm curious... my MIL just told me she had a flip up. She thinks it's a FW (it's in a case, on the floor, in the back of her sewing room gathering dust bunnies...). I seem to remember that her daughter has the FW. So now I'm wondering what the heck my MIL might have. (I go to her house tomorrow to check...).
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To answer a question you asked a few posts back....the short bed is the one that will fit into the cabinets. The long bed does not. My black one is a long bed and all the others are short beds. I finally found a cabinet for mine, on CL, and it even had a two toned 301 in it!! :-D Even if you don't have a cabinet they sit nicely on a table top.
I've been making a log cabin quilt on mine. The thing that I really love about it is that it doesn't eat the fabric even when the pieces are really small (I've also been making a crumb quilt)---they just glide right through.
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Cathy, what is a crumb quilt? Kathie
#8553
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Can anyone tell me anything about the machine I am now the proud owner of. The picture is on page 568 and it is a Domestic
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Originally Posted by Kathie S.
Cathy, what is a crumb quilt? Kathie
I'll have to take a few pictures of the blocks that I've made and post them.
ETA: Here is a pic of some of my favorites that I've made. These are 6 inches square.
A few of my favorite crumb blocks
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#8555
Just guessing but it's probably a badged machine. Badged means made by one company but marketed under a different name or store brand like Sears. If no one jumps in, try Needlebar.org for info. Was she made in Japan? If so, Needlebar might be the place to start. Good people with lots of good info and pictures, too. Just my humble opinion.
#8556
Originally Posted by josiegirl
Can anyone tell me anything about the machine I am now the proud owner of. The picture is on page 568 and it is a Domestic
Go to this site and you can age your machine. On page 18 of Badged White Model ID you will find your machine - they have Domestic 153MC 1949 pictured.
Go back to home page and under Serial Numbers/Dating List you should be able to age your machine.
Oh and it is a badged White machine.
Nancy
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Cathy I am impressed with your crumb quilts. Kathie
#8558
Originally Posted by BoJangles
Originally Posted by Miz Johnny
My girlfriend who lives near the location is bringing her Pfaff 3/4 treadle along for me, and I will probably take a Japanese Class 15 HC conversion along "just in case". I am dropping off a parlor treadle in Nashville, and MIGHT take along an unusual Kenmore treadle for sale.
I was advised against it, as it seems most people wind up filling up the storage unit and then refilling their houses, but it has helped me to sort out a lot of things I don't want. I've donated a lot, sold some, given away a ton of stuff. I feel a bit lighter every day.
I was advised against it, as it seems most people wind up filling up the storage unit and then refilling their houses, but it has helped me to sort out a lot of things I don't want. I've donated a lot, sold some, given away a ton of stuff. I feel a bit lighter every day.
Nancy
I never take an electric machine (even though I have many) because I simply don't like using them any more. I need to sew on some of mine this winter; we'll see if I change my mind. BTW, I do still have one FW, but it has never been cleaned up. It's coming, though!!
#8559
Kwendt- I also love my 301's! If you could get it for a hundred bucks, that would be great. That cabinet that it's in is a trapezoid. It was introduced to feature the 301's. The cabinet is hard to find in good condition. It has the cradle too. I would pay up to $125. You don't have an opportunity to get one everyday. As for the size of the bed, it's a matter of personal preference. I have both, and I like them both. The machine is a dream to FMQ on and the slant shank makes it so easy to see what you're doing. Good Luck and let us know what happens!
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