I DID it!!!!....I got a 201-2 on Craigslist today!!!!

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02-06-2011, 03:15 PM

#71

maryhopkins39

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Thanks for sharing your new baby! She is lovely!

02-06-2011, 03:43 PM

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Mis. E

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Boy what adeal you got congrats,I just keep looking

02-06-2011, 03:45 PM

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sharoney

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Wow! Congrats!

02-06-2011, 03:46 PM

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sharoney

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Originally Posted by Surfergirl

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Originally Posted by karenpatrick

I don't get it. Why are so many quilters in love with these old Singer machines? If I could afford it, I would want one of the new Janome or Pfaff embroidery machines.

They're wonderful machines! Once you sew on one of them, you're hooked....at least I was.

I just bought a Singer 15 91 about a month ago, and for FM quilting, I find it's very forgiving. It also has a large plate area. I'm hooked.

02-06-2011, 04:40 PM

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beateannkeith

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How much do these machines cost? It looks like the right size to take to a quilting class.

02-06-2011, 04:56 PM

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Tweety2911

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Congratulations on a great find!

02-06-2011, 04:59 PM

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CarrieAnne

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How cute! Congrats!

02-06-2011, 04:59 PM

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Jamiestitcher62

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I got one of those, my Grandma's. However her's is all messed up. She really used the crap out of it, the decals are mostly gone and it's a mess, but I can't part with it. I did chuck the cabinet though cause she repainted it and cut the legs down a little (she was really really short).

Congratulations on your find. Enjoy and I hope you have many years of sewing pleasure with her.

02-06-2011, 05:08 PM

#79

craftiladi

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Cathy big congrats!!! she sure is pretty. A few months back a member on this board posted the machine I have been wanting, she found it at a thrift store, even posted pics and offered to help me get it.....I am still kicking myself for not getting it. So glad you jumped on your new machine.

02-06-2011, 05:30 PM

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cabbagepatchkid

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Quote:

Originally Posted by beateannkeith

How much do these machines cost? It looks like the right size to take to a quilting class.

You wouldn't want to take THIS machine to sewing class :shock: :shock: :shock: I think it weighs 100 lbs!!!! I know that it weighs way more than the cabinet it comes in. I carried the SM head and cabinet into the house separately and WHOA baby....she's a heavyweight! I'm used to carrying 50lb bags of chicken grain but at least I can sling them over my shoulder. I wasn't quite sure how to grip my 'new' 201, to carry it, because I didn't want to destroy the light which is in the middle of the arm.

If you want a really nice machine to take to sewing class I think the Singer 301's are wonderful. They are cheaper than the Featherweights and I love the way they sew.