Reply To: selecting a sewing machine

[the_professors_assistantKeymaster]

Thank you all for your very helpful replies. In looking into what it will cost me to buy a decent machine which will manage the project that I want to create ( a box quilt) – I realize that I don’t have enough money at this time. Three people in my congregation have offered to loan me their machines. A Pfaff Hobby 1042; an Elna 101; and an old Singer 403 from the 1960’s. The Elna needs some repair which I would have to pay for. The Singer is in perfect condition, but I don’t know if I can buy and install a “walking foot” and a ” 1/4″ offset foot guide” (I think that’s what it’s called?) – which I am told is helpful in quilt making. The Singer seems to be built very well, and the motor seems strong – but the machine design seems old and outdated, maybe? Any thoughts or advice would be greatly welcomed.