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sewing machine totes?
I take my machine with me quite a bit. I belong to a couple of
mini-quilting groups and I take classes & workshops that my guild offers. I've had a few totes. Two I picked up at TSWLTH with my coupons and they were fine, but I really wanted the stability of a carrier with the spinning wheels. I talked myself out of spending the money on one of these: http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&key...1br214p7z 7_e many times & finally broke down & bought one last year. I love it & I'm sorry I waited so long to get one. I happened upon a matching project case at a deep discount on Nancy's Notions that goes with my tote, so I'm very happy. Lime Green is my favorite color! Pauline Northern California "betsey" wrote in message ... do you use them? worth the cost? any brand preference? i'm starting to sew more (after a looooooooooong absence) and taking some classes--- and trying to decide if i want one, if i will use it, if it is just something else to take up space. can anyone help? I'm also going to post this on alt. sewing as well... betsey |
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"betsey" wrote... do you use them? worth the cost? any brand preference? i'm starting to sew more (after a looooooooooong absence) and taking some classes--- and trying to decide if i want one, if i will use it, if it is just something else to take up space. can anyone help? I'm also going to post this on alt. sewing as well... betsey Well, you should consider the weight of your machine, the number of journey you are likely to make with them and the especially the amount of metres/yards between car and final destination and then go for a wheeled one. My Bernina, the dear Lady bless the darling machine, weighs about a ton and came with a padded tote to carry it in. I thought I'd never take it to class, and I'm going regularly, meaning perhaps 30 days per year, which doesn't sound much unless you decide that you won't take your bite-chunks-out-of-the-table cheap-o Husqvarna but the everybody-envies-you-your-works-like-a-treat, get-a-used-small-(OK, very small)-car-for-the-price-of-it Bernina. To make it short - go for wheeled one if you want to take it any further than the distance cupboard-sewing table. U. ;-) |
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sewing machine totes?
On Jan 8, 7:05*am, "Ursula Schrader" wrote:
"betsey" wrote... do you use them? *worth the cost? *any brand preference? *i'm starting to sew more (after a looooooooooong absence) and taking some classes--- and trying to decide if i want one, if i will use it, if it is just something else to take up space. can anyone help? *I'm also going to post this on alt. sewing as well... betsey Well, you should consider the weight of your machine, the number of journey you are likely to make with them and the especially the amount of metres/yards between car and final destination and then go for a wheeled one. My Bernina, the dear Lady bless the darling machine, weighs about a ton and came with a padded tote to carry it in. I thought I'd never take it to class, and I'm going regularly, meaning perhaps 30 days per year, which doesn't sound much unless you decide that you won't take your bite-chunks-out-of-the-table cheap-o Husqvarna but the everybody-envies-you-your-works-like-a-treat, get-a-used-small-(OK, very small)-car-for-the-price-of-it Bernina. To make it short - go for wheeled one if you want to take it any further than the distance cupboard-sewing table. U. ;-) well everyone...i pulled the trigger! i was snooping on the internet yesterday, and found a quiltshop with an online store...they had a medium tutto on sale for less than $100-. I called and spoke with the very nice shop owner-it's brand new, no problems...well, the color. the color is the problem...it's lime green. my daughter pointed out "no one will steal it! and you'll always see it!". so i bought it! it should be here later this week. still more than i wanted to spend, but in the two months, i've talked myself out of a new machine (hey Ursula! my viking does not eat the table! and uhm....if the choice were between the bernina and a triumph motorcycle...i'd really want the motorcycle, but i can't afford either!). I like that the tutto also has a place to hold some tools, and i think i will probably get the matching serger size carry case (not wheeled...it costs about 45-) to carry projects in. i will let you all know when it arrives and what i think of it! and Kay-the hubby readily admitted he would likely decide to steal an ice chest if i bought one. never mind the three or four in the garage. sigh. betsey |
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Could you make a removable quilted cover for your tote? Something to
toss in the wash when it gets dirty? (Think of it as an XXL handbag.) Roberta in D On Sun, 8 Jan 2012 06:02:42 -0800 (PST), betsey wrote: well everyone...i pulled the trigger! i was snooping on the internet yesterday, and found a quiltshop with an online store...they had a medium tutto on sale for less than $100-. I called and spoke with the very nice shop owner-it's brand new, no problems...well, the color. the color is the problem...it's lime green. my daughter pointed out "no one will steal it! and you'll always see it!". so i bought it! it should be here later this week. still more than i wanted to spend, but in the two months, i've talked myself out of a new machine (hey Ursula! my viking does not eat the table! and uhm....if the choice were between the bernina and a triumph motorcycle...i'd really want the motorcycle, but i can't afford either!). I like that the tutto also has a place to hold some tools, and i think i will probably get the matching serger size carry case (not wheeled...it costs about 45-) to carry projects in. i will let you all know when it arrives and what i think of it! and Kay-the hubby readily admitted he would likely decide to steal an ice chest if i bought one. never mind the three or four in the garage. sigh. betsey |
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On Sun, 8 Jan 2012 06:02:42 -0800 (PST), betsey wrote:
and Kay-the hubby readily admitted he would likely decide to steal an ice chest if i bought one. never mind the three or four in the garage. sigh. That used to happen to my scissors. I started buying Fiskars by the fistful, until it was easier to find those than mine. |
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On Jan 8, 5:42*pm, Kay Lancaster wrote:
On Sun, 8 Jan 2012 06:02:42 -0800 (PST), betsey wrote: and Kay-the hubby readily admitted he would likely decide to steal an ice chest if i bought one. *never mind the three or four in the garage. sigh. That used to happen to my scissors. *I started buying Fiskars by the fistful, until it was easier to find those than mine. yep! we must live in the same household! |
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Sandy,
The first time Wayne carried my Tutto case with machine and other supplies in it to the car since there was snow all over the place, he breathed a big sigh of relief. It was so much lighter than my old black case. Now that I have to carry my machine around by myself, I really appreciate my bright red Tutto. I actually ordered purple, but they were out so I said I would take whatever they had - so red it was. Wayne always told me you get what you pay for! The first case I bought was from JoAnn's. After Wayne looked it over he told me to take it back, he didin't think it was made well enough to hold up to all the machine hauling around I do. I've got pieces for a table topper all over my sewing room, so it's time to get off this computer and go sew! Donna in Idaho On Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:50:01 -0600, Sandy E wrote: Howdy! Oh, Donna, that's cool! Looks like a motorhome w/ pop-outs. If it were silver, I'd be calling it Airstream. g ooo..Airstream now has a Mercedes-Benz model: now we're talkin'! Should be room in there for a Janome. ;-D Cheers! R/Sandy - thinking BIG when it comes to sewing machine totes |
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Kay, I was given a 28-qt. Coleman red cooler for Christmas and was my DD,
who lives in FL, and gave it to me, ever surprised when I used it for the sewing machine. Then she & her DH laughed and said, "If it can be used for sewing, Mom will find a way to do it." I don't normally carry sms around, except when I visit one of the children, who needs my help with a special project, but never my embroidery machine. Emily |
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