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Charlee 08-13-2011 07:52 PM

Thanks Linda! :) I'm sure we'll have a good time...and I'm betting I come home with another machine.. :lol:

SewExtremeSeams 08-13-2011 07:58 PM


Originally Posted by Charlee
Thanks Linda! :) I'm sure we'll have a good time...and I'm betting I come home with another machine.. :lol:

Really?????

Charlee 08-13-2011 08:09 PM


Originally Posted by SewExtreme

Originally Posted by Charlee
Thanks Linda! :) I'm sure we'll have a good time...and I'm betting I come home with another machine.. :lol:

Really?????

~grin~ What can I say? They follow me around the store BEGGING me to take them home with me...they sound so pathetic that I usually give in.... ;)

vintagemotif 08-13-2011 08:18 PM


Originally Posted by buslady
Been lurking, again. I never seem to know what to say to add to the conversation. LOL Wish I could go to California to the TOGA, I have 2 of my machines almost ready to treadle with, just trying to figure them out, then will practice til I get it right. I'm putting on a retreat at a camp on the lake in November, if anyone is interested, PM me for the info. I have a few QB members coming.


If you lived close by, I would show you how to treadle. And if you could have made it to the CA TOGA, I would be helping you! Sounds like you have the right idea of putting on a retreat, good luck and have fun!

GrannieAnnie 08-13-2011 11:18 PM

]My "new" Brother machine (from eBay), I LOVE the color---looks like Black Raspberry ice cream....yum. [/quote]

OT----------I saw Black Raspberry ice cream in the store the other day and had to leave it there. As much as I like black raspberries, I'd have sat down with a spoon and the carton and that would have been that.

miriam 08-14-2011 02:43 AM


Originally Posted by Kathie S.

Originally Posted by Charlee
Ok M'friends! This week, William and I are going to the coast for our days off, and will be doing some junkin' while we're there...anyone have a wishlist of stuff I should look for?


Charlee, I need some disk for my 500. I have 1,2,4,&5 only. If you find some let me know and I will be more than happy to reinburse you. Kathie S.

The 500's only come with 1-5 and don't need the rest because they are built in.

hobbykat1955 08-14-2011 03:40 AM


Originally Posted by SewExtreme

Originally Posted by miriam

Originally Posted by hobbykat1955

Originally Posted by SewExtreme
Help, please. I really, really want a metal darning foot for my Singer 301. Where, oh where, can I find one? By metal I mean the part that is closest to the fabric. On my other machines, I have shaved the front part of that circle off so I can see where I am going.

I did locate what the person said was an original for the 301 but with shipping and such it would close to $35. I am I being unreasonable in looking for one???????????? :shock:

I just purchase my daring/FM foot from SewClassic.com...Someone on the site recommended them and said the cheapest one they carry 5.99 was the best she ever used...I figured why not for that price and she was right...Go under Slant Needle on their site and you'll see the one I'm talking abt...

http://www.shop.sew-classic.com/Sing...t-SCF60793.htm is this what you are talking about?

Thank you Miriam and HobbyKat. This is what I am actually looking for but for the 301 slant shank.

http://www.shop.sew-classic.com/Low-...?categoryId=-1

Did you try Aprils1930...

Quilt Mom 08-14-2011 04:41 AM


Originally Posted by misseva
miriam - if that virginia creeper is anything like poision ivy in my yard - round-up doesn't kill it. takes something stronger. i'm sure you know that if you're sensitive to it that burning it anywhere near you is a no-no.

There is a round-up product specific to poison ivy. I used it with good results just last year. I do not know if it will take out the virginia creeper.

miriam 08-14-2011 05:04 AM


Originally Posted by Quilt Mom

Originally Posted by misseva
miriam - if that virginia creeper is anything like poision ivy in my yard - round-up doesn't kill it. takes something stronger. i'm sure you know that if you're sensitive to it that burning it anywhere near you is a no-no.

There is a round-up product specific to poison ivy. I used it with good results just last year. I do not know if it will take out the virginia creeper.

we have both PI & VC anyway...

SewExtremeSeams 08-14-2011 05:12 AM


Originally Posted by hobbykat1955

Originally Posted by SewExtreme

Originally Posted by miriam

Originally Posted by hobbykat1955

Originally Posted by SewExtreme
Help, please. I really, really want a metal darning foot for my Singer 301. Where, oh where, can I find one? By metal I mean the part that is closest to the fabric. On my other machines, I have shaved the front part of that circle off so I can see where I am going.

I did locate what the person said was an original for the 301 but with shipping and such it would close to $35. I am I being unreasonable in looking for one???????????? :shock:

I just purchase my daring/FM foot from SewClassic.com...Someone on the site recommended them and said the cheapest one they carry 5.99 was the best she ever used...I figured why not for that price and she was right...Go under Slant Needle on their site and you'll see the one I'm talking abt...

http://www.shop.sew-classic.com/Sing...t-SCF60793.htm is this what you are talking about?

Thank you Miriam and HobbyKat. This is what I am actually looking for but for the 301 slant shank.

http://www.shop.sew-classic.com/Low-...?categoryId=-1

Did you try Aprils1930...

Yes, I did. Some darning feet have metal until you get to the part that touches the fabric. I may have to go with the plastic. I can still cut out the front so that I have better vision of where I am going. So far, I have gone through 3 pages of a Google search for such a thing as an all metal darning foot for Singer 301. :-D


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