My sewing machines
On Monday I started to work on my husband quilt. I made the top in February and since in two weeks will be his birthday, I want to finish it until then.
I thought I will quilt it in a day, being helped by my friend Jack. But I was wrong, I forgot that quilt measures 80″x92″. I worked three days on it and still I have to wash it an add binding.
Meet my friend Jack, my industrial sewing machine !
It’s very speedy and I like it! But what I like most is the large space under the arm of the machine.
You can see in these pictures how much of a block can fit under the Jack’s arm and how much can fit under the needle of my domestic Pfaff.
While the difference in inches is not so big (10.25″ the space under Jack and 7″- at Pfaff), in reality, when I quilt, this difference is HUGE !!!
A few years ago my Pfaff needed a small repair and a mechanic came home to do the job. He was amazed by the way I used the machine – for free motion quilting.
After he repaired the machine, he asked me :
-“Why don’t you buy an industrial machine?”
I asked :
-“Does the machine have a foot for free motion quilting ?
-“No, it doesn’t, but I will adapt one for it”.
That smart young man lives in my town (and works here ) and after a few months I bought the machine. And since then I happily free motion quilt with it.
I love my mechanical Pfaff too, but it is old and it runs like a tractor- it’s very noisy.
With Jack I could easily quilt even a larger quilt !
I remember now that you did show me this machine when I met you, and how amazed I was : it's SO silent !
I instantly put one in my wish-list, too, then 😉 Not accomplished yet but, who knows what future could bring ? 😉
You're still a restless busy bee…I consider that you spoil too much your husband :))just joking ;)…I do the same :d
Hugs.
Lovely quilt and Jack is very nice! I've never seen one like that before!!
I have a Juki that is about the size of your Jack and I absolutely love that extra width. I love my Pfaff too but the Juki is special!
Love teh colours in your hsbands quilt – a very handy boy that Jack!
Please post a picture of the quilt when you finish.
Beatiful job. Its nice to have the extra space well your quilting. Mine is 9 in and it does make a difference
your Jack looks very much like my Juki. Is it a straight stitch only machine too?
The quilt is going to be wonderful.
A Jack in need is a friend indeed 😉
And the pebbles give to the quilt….so much life!
Best thoughts!
How thick is the batting?
The huge space was the first thing what my eye caught. Especially I recently started to do some free motion quilting on a quilt – oh boy! Its great to have an mechanic who pays attention for what you use a sewing machine.
Your husbands quilt is soooo beautiful – I love it!
Your Jack is beautiful, and the quilt for your husband also.
A nice quilt – and what a sewingmachine. I have been looking at some myself, but dont know what to by jet…. I have a friend with PFAFF with big space so I'll try hers. Love your work 🙂 have a great week end
Geta, could you share a little more about how the foot was adapted for free motion quilting? Perhaps a photo of the foot itself? The only Pfaff sewing machines we can purchase here are industrial ones, and I'm considering buying one, so am extremely interested in the possibility of adapting it for FMQ. Thanks for sharing… just love your projects!
You do have a lot of room to quilt with that machine. The quilt is great!
Simply wonderfull! It's incredible: a simple pattern, a genial quilt! Thanks for tutorial, too!
A beautiful quilt you are making for your husband. I love Jack too 😉
Hi, just checking on JACK, what model is it?
HI, jack looks like a great machine! My Pfaff Expression 2.0 has 10″ and it really does help. I don’t use it for much else except FMQ. I bought it used about 4 years ago. I wish it was a mechanical machine though.