Re: Pfaff questions

I don't have the 2042 model so I can't give you advice on it but I would suggest that you sew and quilt with it for a while - find out for yourself whether it suits you or not. You have the advantage of already having the machine in your possession, courtesy of your Mum, so you have the time to test everything at home and not feel rushed into making a decision. Make up some quilt sandwiches and try out the even feed foot (which I have engaged 99.9% of my sewing time) and the free motion set up. Everytime I ever began using a new machine, I would make up several squares of muslin, page sized, and then sew a 'normal' string of all the stitches, as set by the factory. Then I would sew them all again but tweaking the settings, from all the way down to the smallest and narrowest settings all the way up to the other end of the scale. As for bobbins and accessories for the Pfaff, I have seen other brands as advertised in mail order catalogues, etc. and I consider them to be expensive compared to the Pfaff's. Jennifer in Ottawa

------ Pfaff questions Group: rec.crafts.textiles.quilting Date: Thu, Jul 10, 2003, 7:36pm (EDT+4) From: snipped-for-privacy@NoSpam.com (TerriLee=A0in=A0WA) I'm considering keeping my (recently-deceased) mom's new Pfaff 2042, rather than selling it, and I have a few questions. Does anyone have one of these? What do you like and/or dislike about it? What style of bobbin does it use? Class 15, 66, or something special? I've owned "Bernie" (Bernina 930) for 21+ years, and haven't even looked at anything else in the interim, so I'm rather clueless about new machines. Thanks in advance.

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Jennifer Hepworth
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I have a lot of experience with that machine and would be happy to answer any questions you might have. I would not recommend getting rid of it! It is a keeper! You would need to use Pfaff bobbins in it. Megan

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Group: rec.crafts.textiles.quilting Date: Thu, Jul 10, 2003, 7:36pm (EDT+4) From: snipped-for-privacy@NoSpam.com (TerriLee in WA) I'm considering keeping my (recently-deceased) mom's new Pfaff 2042, rather than selling it, and I have a few questions. Does anyone have one of these? What do you like and/or dislike about it? What style of bobbin does it use? Class 15, 66, or something special? I've owned "Bernie" (Bernina 930) for 21+ years, and haven't even looked at anything else in the interim, so I'm rather clueless about new machines. Thanks in advance.

-- TerriLee Bishop (opinions are wholly owned by the author and don't represent anything) ;-) my real email is tlbishop at earthlink dot net

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Megan Vest

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