Calling All Free Motion Quilters!
I've been free motion quilting on a Singer 201-2. It is truly beautiful. The tension on this machine is perfect, the mid-century Art Deco cabinet surface is smooth, slick and makes it so easy to move the quilt. I added a Bright Light, so the lighting is superb and just where I need it at the needle. There is only one problem--speed control.
The machine speed goes from off to medium-fast (for fmq) speed with no in between. I have installed an electronic pedal which made it easier to hold the speed steady, but it did not help with the speed itself or quick transition from off to medium-fast. Im looking for other vintage machine quilters input to see how you have overcome this handicap. |
So the top speed is perfect? If you want to limit how fast you can go, try putting a stopper on how far you can press the foot pedal. I used a little block of wood on my older model Singer pedal.
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Originally Posted by Sheddah
(Post 7375827)
I've been free motion quilting on a Singer 201-2. It is truly beautiful. The tension on this machine is perfect, the mid-century Art Deco cabinet surface is smooth, slick and makes it so easy to move the quilt. I added a Bright Light, so the lighting is superb and just where I need it at the needle. There is only one problem--speed control.
The machine speed goes from off to medium-fast (for fmq) speed with no in between. I have installed an electronic pedal which made it easier to hold the speed steady, but it did not help with the speed itself or quick transition from off to medium-fast. Im looking for other vintage machine quilters input to see how you have overcome this handicap. Cari |
Hmmm....well it has been cleaned and oiled. My explanation probably wasn't clear. The machine runs fine on straight stitch. I can stitch at a slower speed, medium and fast. But I guess with free motion quilting and I need to go even slower and at a steady pace, and the fine speed control is just not there. I really thought the electronic controller would solve that problem. However, the differences I see with it is that it's easier to hold the speed once you get where you want to be, and the machine stops on a dime. Perhaps I'm trying to teach an old dog new tricks (both of us ;-) and we just can't do it together.
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