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Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Originally Posted by miriam
I've been giving something a lot of thought. I have 4 or 5 old Home Ec tables. They are huge. BUT what if I were to make a pad to fit across the whole top so they could be used to iron? They do take up a bunch of space but not as much as a table and an ironing board. A person could iron a large section of quilt with out shifting. A person could iron sitting down. If a person wanted to they could just flip up the end and iron. I would put a sleeve to hold it on the end that flops down. Then put a hang down scissors & pin holder on there. Any ideas how to use it with the machine UP - cut a hole for the machine? But what if you want the machine down - how would you fill the hole and keep the insert from shifting? If you only wanted to use half the table how would the pad stay on? I posted pics of the naked table. I saw a table like this on Ebay for $200 without a top to iron on. Those tables are tough. You could park a mac truck on one. They make good cutting tables too. That back flips over the top to cover the rest of the top, down and out of the way or up to make a big table.
That's a cool table!!! Be great for using when quilting large size quilts. |
Originally Posted by miriam
now I'm posting double... I just have to tell you all what my DGD said. Today is her 7th Birthday. I call her "The Ever Practical Mercy" She is always very practical. Nothing wasted. She called and I sang Happy Birthday to her. We chatted. Then she says she is saving up money. I asked her how much she had so far. She says, "Well, 7 pennies, a dime and a quarter and 3 dollars." So I asked her what she is saving up for. She says, "A house." I asked her how much she needed. She said. "I don't know" Is it a doll house? "NO, grandma, it is a HOUSE!"
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Got my Singer 15-91 today! There were 2 available but i got just one... The other costs more AND has damage to the sewing table AND is missing the bibbin holder. The 15-91 even fit, with table, in the back of our Prius!
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Originally Posted by jljack
Originally Posted by miriam
now I'm posting double... I just have to tell you all what my DGD said. Today is her 7th Birthday. I call her "The Ever Practical Mercy" She is always very practical. Nothing wasted. She called and I sang Happy Birthday to her. We chatted. Then she says she is saving up money. I asked her how much she had so far. She says, "Well, 7 pennies, a dime and a quarter and 3 dollars." So I asked her what she is saving up for. She says, "A house." I asked her how much she needed. She said. "I don't know" Is it a doll house? "NO, grandma, it is a HOUSE!"
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Originally Posted by 1000projects
Got my Singer 15-91 today! There were 2 available but i got just one... The other costs more AND has damage to the sewing table AND is missing the bibbin holder. The 15-91 even fit, with table, in the back of our Prius!
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Originally Posted by miriam
Originally Posted by jljack
Originally Posted by miriam
now I'm posting double... I just have to tell you all what my DGD said. Today is her 7th Birthday. I call her "The Ever Practical Mercy" She is always very practical. Nothing wasted. She called and I sang Happy Birthday to her. We chatted. Then she says she is saving up money. I asked her how much she had so far. She says, "Well, 7 pennies, a dime and a quarter and 3 dollars." So I asked her what she is saving up for. She says, "A house." I asked her how much she needed. She said. "I don't know" Is it a doll house? "NO, grandma, it is a HOUSE!"
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Okay I found these on the Nashville CL and if your close enough to them these are great prices for the machines.
http://nashville.craigslist.org/atq/2579511852.html http://nashville.craigslist.org/atq/2579522399.html Billy |
Originally Posted by shelburn
Billy, I will be praying for you!
Problem with my pre-1900 New Home Treadle. It was working just great when we cleaned it up about two months ago. Now when trying to piece with it, it seems to pull to the left. Can't keep an even 1/4 inch seam no matter how I try. The seam seems to get wider and wider. Have to stop and re-adjust. Does anyone have an idea to try? It makes a lovely stitch, just want to make a wider and wider seam. Billy |
To Billy---
Thanks for the suggestion. Will give it a try today and see if either works. Love to piece on this old timer!! |
There really is nothing like piecing on a treadle - it just makes me smile the whole time!!!
Billy - how're are things going? We're all praying for you and you WILL come through this with flying colors ....... |
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