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Originally Posted by miriam (Post 4766198)

If I win the lottery I'll buy it for you then I'm going to go to the grocery store and line up all the pickles in the isles and go bowling...... Then I'll buy flowers for everybody.

LOL pickle bowling...hahaha.

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Originally Posted by jljack (Post 4766215)

Once I get my VF into her base I'll be able to try it.....still sitting on a box! (sigh) Wish my DH could realize just how impatient I am getting!!! (grrrrr...soft grumbling).

New Year's present!?

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Originally Posted by miriam (Post 4766083)

Another one followed me home but I haven't let it in the door yet. It is a Franklin.

Let us know how you like your Franklin. I have not used mine yet. Kathie

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Originally Posted by vintagemotif (Post 4766210)

I agree too!

Not only is Nancy petite and cute, she is a great person to have as a friend. She is always willing to go that extra mile for someone. Kathie

Today I am glad that I passed on getting the Brother machine earlier this week. This one re-listed today at a lowered price & I'm going to look at it tonight. A much nicer machine & cabinet. Oh and the guy with the other one relisted too. Dropped price from $80 to $60. Still too much.
http://fresno.craigslist.org/fuo/2743528417.html

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Originally Posted by vintagemotif (Post 4766217)

LOL pickle bowling...hahaha.

yeah, I work in grocery stores all over town... I would just like to see the reactions. Maybe put it on video. I know I am twisted upstairs. There are a couple stores I would especially love to see what would happen.... but I won't ever win the lottery because I don't ever buy lottery tickets. I pay enough taxes already. The sad thing is that the city stores in the poorest neighborhoods are where they sell the most lottery tickets.

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Originally Posted by QuiltnCowgirl (Post 4766462)

All that is missing is a little tiny pair of dice to hang on the rear view mirror.

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Originally Posted by QuiltnCowgirl (Post 4766462)

Be sure to check the stitch out capability of the decorative stitches. The cams on these break inside. If he lets you, unscrew the top and take a look. I just found out that the camstack in my Morse is all busted. Though I've been sewing with it for a year and the decorative stitches are fine. That's why I hadn't noticed. I'm sure I purchased it like that, but being a newbie collector I never checked the camstack. It seems sometimes the cam stack breaks in such a way that the stitching is fine...and other times nope! In any case if the camstack is visibly broken, you may be able to negotiate a better price:>

Also, the feed dogs do NOT drop on my Morse. I don't know if this is a big issue to you as you were saying that's what you were shopping for. There's a normal setting and a silk/nylon setting(a bit lower but not dropped). This machine looks to be the same in that regards. I FMQ with mine the other day and it did a very nice job of it.

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Originally Posted by miriam (Post 4766610)

All that is missing is a little tiny pair of dice to hang on the rear view mirror.

Wouldn't it be sweet if it came with a matching '55 Chevy?

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Originally Posted by Candace (Post 4766681)

Thanks Candace - I will check both items out. Though I have my Singer 403 with all of it's decorative stitches. Thanks to Cathy at TOGA I now have the complete set of cams. Re: FMQ - so does it still FMQ ok even though the feed dogs on yours don't drop all the way down? I googled the machine & seemed that all of the comments I found re: FMQ with this model were positive. So just wondering.