I am ssssooooo bummed out. I just brought home a new baby. She is a Spartan. I checked and checked and checked and I can't find anything wrong with her. No lint, no caked on oil, her tension works fine, her bobbin area is immaculate, she sews a very nice stitch. Nothing for me to do. sigh. No, I'm not really bummed out. I'm thrilled. She takes the same bobbins the Singer 403 I use a lot uses. Well, she does have 2 flaws. A little scratch or two in her paint and the top of her case needs to be re-glued. She does not own a light. She came with a slant zipper foot and a button in her mostly dust free box. Oh and her wires are NEW and her bobbin winder is NEW and her belt is NEW. Her motor runs flat out fast.

Thank you soooo much. I thought that was what I wanted, but didn't want to order til I knew. It is my intention to get a roll of it. Too much money to gamble on. LOL

OOpps NO! I don't mean 7/16. Sorry don't buy that size.

Buy the 3/16. or the 5mm. I don't have a 7/16, but one 5/16.
Went back and measured my belts. All in use measure 5 mm or 3/16.
EEks don't listen to me.

He told me the lady didn't want the cabinet - just the machine. He gave me her phone #, but said she was hard to understand. He is a city fireman and said he saw all the stuff out on the lawn at a lawn sale and thought they looked cool. Wife sews - has a Janome and a Brother - and... a featherweight she never uses. He showed it to me. Starts with AL - great shape, good case, has the insert, only minor scratches on the top of the machine. It has the attachments and the button holer. He asked what they were going for and then said he was going to ask the wife about listing that, too.

Okay - I got the 15. I have a question. It measures about 7" under the harp and is about 14 1/2" by 7" - about the size of my 99. But the tension is on the front and by the serial numbers, it says its a 15. I thought they were bigger. Its all right by me, I want to put a crank on it (and I have one here handy!) and it is sure heavy enough already. I just had a question about it.

Your 15 is a beautiful machine!!!

Sew Classic has bases

There is this wooden one on eBay also - I could paint it a dark color...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SINGER-SEWIN...ht_1504wt_1395

I'll have to check out sew classic.

Do you have a link? I searched the site and couldn't find any bases for sale.

you know, I couldn't find any either. I know she's had them though. Send her an email and ask. I think she had a reasonable price on them too.

http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem...temID=86319923

Isn't this a pretty color? May have to bid. Pretty machines, everyone. And yes to the baby quilts, although here is the south, fuzzy is definitely optional. I always like to make one for a new baby, and it is usually the only hand made thing at the shower any more.

I just got through making memory quilts out of one of my daughter's friend's grandpa's shirts. They turned out really well, even if they seem strange to some people. The ones I made out of my daddy's shirts after he passed keeps me, my two daughters, and my sister warm all the time, like we can still feel him. The friend saw my daughter's and managed to get a handful of shirts for me to work with. I mainly used sheets to blend it out.