Crossstitcher

Oh my goodness what a gorgeous quilt and congratulations on the blue ribbon. Wish my hand quilting is nice as yours.

Suzy

I free motion with my 66 alot. I just put a piece of vinyl over the dogs and make a hole only big enough for the needle to go through tape it down with shipping tape and your ready to go. Get my vinyl at wal-mart by the yard, very reasonably priced. I also have some supreme sliders, but just sliced one pretty bad taking it off the 66. The needle cut it as if it was a slice of meat as I was removing it. Now will use my vinyl for a while. The sliders are too expensive to be careless like I was. Try the vinyl you'll like it. It covers the feed dogs and your stitches are good on front and back.

Good Luck

Suzy

BoJangles

Ok I just watched a very handsome, young, thin man with a mustache and a big smile threadle his Singer 319! WOW! I want one - I am now on the hunt for a 319! Glenn, you are right the 'clip' you sent me is very short, but WOW it looks like so much fun to treadle a machine that does decorative stitches! What year is your 319? That machine sounds so smooth running!

Thank you!

Nancy

BoJangles

Suzy that is a really good idea as those don't those sliders come with just a small hole for FM quilting? I have one here somewhere, just don't use it as I do all my FM with my 15-88.

Monica, do you ever have trouble with your stitch when you bind a big quilt? I just got done binding a Queen/King size quilt (100 x 112) on my Betty (Davis Vertical Feed) and I had to go around twice. I couldn't get the stitches to stay uniform. I think because the quilt is so heavy it was pulling too much. I kept taking it off to see if my stitch regulator was messed up - it quilted fine on scraps - but, the big quilt had good stitches then bunched up stitches. This happens everytime I quilt a very large quilt. I don't have that problem when I use my Pfaff 1222e and it has to pull the same way? I'm thinking because it does not have feed dogs that the quilt is a little less stable under the foot?

Nancy

grammydar

I haven't tried but can I use lestoil to clean my machine?
I'm thinking no, but thought I would ask

Quilt Mom

Somehow, I think our foremothers approve of your bootlace, and the reason for it. :thumbup:

BoJangles

Melissa lots of people would argue that the 15 clones are actually better machines than Singer's 15 - which they are cloned after. The 15 clones usually have a little knob on the bed to lower the feed dogs, which the Singer 15's don't have. You have to lift the machine and turn a thumb screw underneath the bed. The 15 clones also have oil receptors with a little ball bearing that recesses when you put oil in. Some have pressure release knobs too instead of having to turn the screw on the top to release the pressure on the foot. Singer 15's are not that sophisticated! The clones also come in amazing colors, including red! I have a very pretty 15 clone pictured here on page 929. The clones interchange with Singers 15 for parts too. The only problem is that the clones did not come in treadles - hence my preference to my Singer 15-88 for FMQting!~

Nancy

BoJangles

Texas Jan, beautiful quilt!

Glenn, you are something else too! That dresden plate is exquisite!

Nancy

tropit

Oh my! 1748 pages on vintage machines. It's going to take me awhile to catch up with you guys, but I'll love every minute of it. Thanks for starting this thread.

~ Cindy

grammydar

I missed 2 days online, now it will take me all day to catch up.
But I have to go clean.
Have a wonderful day All.