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New sewing table

I finally broke down and bought myself one of those folding tables that have a "hole" for your machine to fit into. I had been delaying because I was afraid it would be too flimsy, but this last round of trying to machine quilt with the machine on a flat table, with the quilt pulling away from the needle unless I held it in a death-grip, finally got to me.

It does wobble a little, but it is actually pretty good quality. The edges are rounded, and the piece the machine sits on in the "hole" can be adjusted up or down. I put it at the end of my other table, so now I have tons of room behind the machine.

The height is just perfect - I used to have a "real" table, in our old house, and this feels just the same. It is SOO much better than having the machine sit on "top" of the table.

Everything in my sewing room has to fold up and go away when we have company (it's the guest room, with a Murphy bed on the wall) so I couldn't get (and couldn't afford) a big old cabinet.

I got mine at Allbrands.com, they had the best price and best shipping rates. TSWLTH has them on their website, also, and I am sure any store that carries Arrow cabinets (that who makes the one I got) would have them (or could get one) also.

Sorry I've been absent for so long - like 5 years! but I've had a heck of a few years here lately. Now I'm back to quilting quite a bit, so I've been lurking for about 6 months, listening to the conversations.

Reply to
robichaux.tina
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Welcome back! Doesn't life really get in the way of our quilting from time to time?

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Kate G.

Yes, and it's a darned shame!!!

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robichaux.tina

Hello robichaux.tina! The folding sewing table sounds fantastic. I'd like some thing like that to take to classes, etc. Is yours heavy?

My permanent sewing desk is also Arrow brand. I've been very happy with it.

Welcome back. I don't recognize your address, which is all I see in the from column. Please sign your messages and we'll know who you are! (Some of us will probably remember you, too.)

PAT in Virginia

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Pat in Virginia

The table weighs 35 pounds - a little less than totally portable.

I USED to be TMMRR - part of the Atlanta gang, sometimes known as Tina R!

Reply to
robichaux.tina

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Get your chair off the wall, haul it up to the Cyber-King-Size-Quilt-Frame and

STAY

Butterfly (Who's got the M&M's, pass 'em on down, we're gonna celebrate)

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Butterflywings

I have a Sew Ezi portable sewing table that I take to classes/workshops and so on. It is light weight, has wheels, and a wonderful cover that has a special pocket to hold the insert that fits your machine. It is amazingly sturdy and I love it. I had it set up at the seminar in Utah and had several women looking at it and deciding that they were going to get one too. You can run the machine with "pedal to the metal" and it doesn't shake or shimmy at all. Not cheap, but very worth the money in my opinion. (I have some back problems and sewing at a machine set up on a table makes it literally a pain. ) Another advantage is that you have a larger surface area to support your work. (I am not associated with the company, just a very satisfied customer.)

Pati, > The table weighs 35 pounds - a little less than totally portable. >

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Pati C.

I want one of these:

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There were three of them at the retreat that I attended and they were very stable/sturdy.

It's on my wish list, along with a wii!

Bonnie, in Middletown, VA

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Bonnie Patterson

I looked at the Sew-Ezi, but it was too spendy for me and I really don't need to take mine anywhere - so, the Arrow worked.

The second bonus of my new setup that I discovered while madly machine quilting this weekend, is that the left end of the table is now up against the "wall" (actually, the front of the Murphy bed) and so the bulk of the quilt can't fall off of the table. It's wonderful, I did the outline quilting around the lone star yesterday on the camo quilt and the free-hand looks just like the straight stitching I did with the walking foot.

Seriously, if you are having problems with your free-hand machine quilting and you don't have your machine flush with the table, you just don't know what a difference it makes.

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robichaux.tina

I THINK I have my username changed back to TinaR now, we'll see if it works.

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TinaR

Are they sold anywhere in the US???? They sure look handy .

Reply to
MB

Oh, yeah. Most of the recent(last year or so) Quilt Magazines have an ad in them for the Sew Ezi table. They do have a US distributor. I love mine.

Pati, > Are they sold anywhere in the US????

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Pati C.

Thanks so much...I probably have seen the ads and skipped over them !

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MB

Wow, it's Tina!! I don't get to read every day, and I don't post very often, but this really got my attention! I think you're about the second or third "Atlanta Gal" who's come back to the group. I saw one gal moved to France, I believe. How cool is that! Good to see you again! Vickie in Cleveland

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Vickie Y

I've seen them at some quilt shows, Hershey, Harrisburg, probibly at the Hampton show.

Bonnie, in Middletown, VA

Reply to
Bonnie Patterson

Yep.

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You can order directly from them on-line. marcella

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Marcella Peek

Thanks! I've been gone from Atlanta for about 4 years myself, so I lost track of everyone! We used to be pretty active up there.

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TinaR

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