Compact sewing machine suggestion

I have not finished reading all the messages... but when I went to college, the dorm had a sewing machine available to the residents for just that kind of thing. Which is what I used the first year of college.

Then I bought the simplest, and most basic machine used I could afford (an old Singer black machine for $25).

Perhaps BJU has in their living quarters or in some activity area a sewing area for the use of their students. Also, with luck she may find someone who has a machine there for her to borrow.

Since I had a machine during my second year in the dorm, it did get borrowed a couple of times.

Later during my junior year of college after working at an internship where I got paid a decent wage (enough in 6 months to pay for the last two years of college) I bought a more serious but lightweight machine. It was a Viking Vanessa (Husqvaran 3610, 5610, whatever)... something I have seen a few times on the used machine shelf at a couple of sewing machine stores. That worked quite well for over a dozen years until I discovered Cordura.

I doubt I will be going over there any time in the near future, but if I do, I will keep this in mind.

Melinda, my youngest is attending a military academy next year for college, and we thought THAT was going to be strict! But compared to BJU, it's a whole different kind of strictness.

Karen Maslowski >

Have you seen the Kenmore baby blue mini machine? It is a basic machine with limited stitches but it did them OK when I test-drove the one my Sis got her DD#3 for Christmas. It was under $100, not too heavy, and Sears would ship it straight to her. At last year's quilting retreat the machine was very popular as a take-along machine for classes. It might be worth a look. Jane in NE Ohio- cold & foggy

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Yeah, I bet. But the nice thing about that strictness is that you can send your daughter to BJU and be as confident as is possible (nothing's ever 100% certain, you know) that she will return with the same values and morals she went there with. And if a parent doesn't like that, well, the University's reputation is well enough known that they don't have to let their child go there.

This is the only school my daughter ever wanted to go to and is her choice, whereas I know of a few other schools she could have considered but didn't want to.

Once she is a junior she will have a lot more freedom.

Thank you; you are the second person to suggest this machine.

I have a Janome Mystyle 2028. A basic machine which cost AU $249. My mum contacted a sewing machine store (attached to Spotlight - our version of Joannes) which was near me, paid over the phone by credit card with the proviso I could upgrade if I wanted to the amount of $100 (I didn't). All I had to do was go in, show ID and walk out with my machine.

I love my Jammin' Janome. It's basic no frills - exactly what I wanted.

I was able to wrap in a box very solidly packed my machine as checked luggage. The drawback was I was not allowed to buy added insurance in case of it's demise. Michelle Italy

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I have heard several quilting teachers who travel love the Elna Lotus machine. Lightweight and durable. I see that there are several up on E-bay currently. Perhaps something like this and have it shipped to your daughter?

marcella

Ah, I see. Must have been hilarious!

Karen Maslowski in Ohio

Kate Dicey wrote: I ended up one afternoon with 3

Which explains why my girls are always taking up with that type! LOL

Karen Maslowski > and the outdoors types are always so .....healthy...tanned...

I adored the one I bought for a friend: it's on my web site. Loved it so much I have my OSMG looking for another for me to keep! :) Light as the Featherweight, small as the Featherweight (has integral case, so lighter and smaller than a boxed FW), stitch quality matches the FW's, and with more stitches... It's nearly as cute, too! Can only be a winner.

Yup... Sitting there, slurping my tea, gobbling my biscuits and fruit, and telling hair raising tales of narrow escapes from narrow ledges and huge waves, and leering horribly at all the girls who passed by my door...

Mmmm... Hairy legs with muscles... ;)

The thing with these guys is that when they threaten to sweep you off your feet and carry you away, you *know* they are physically capable of doing just that... But you never know where you'll land!

Mine swept me off my feet in Durham and landed me in Kent!

Yeah, but she already had two suitcases full that she was taking, and it wasn't worth $80 to send it along and have her have to handle that much at the other end of the airport by herself

Pant, pant, pant. LOL

Karen Maslowski in Ohio

Seems like it would be easier for her to look for a used one where she is than you paying for one and postage there. I know most machine stores have some trade-ins for sale.

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Ask her to look at small cheap repair type sewing machines at a Walmart local to her and then send her the money. IIRC the machines I'm thinking of cost around 30 or 40 dollars in Virginia, but do let her know it's not the tiny cheapie 10 dollar hand-held jobbie. No one wants one of those things. Sure the machine will have plastic gears, but it won't cost much and you won't have to ship it and wonder if it gets across the country in one piece. Sewing machines often get damaged in the mail. It won't take up much space and if she saves the box it will be easy to pack it for the plane ride home at the end of the school year and to take it with her to school next year.

Debra in VA

I know several people who have Gems and are really happy with them. They are lightweight and sew well. I'm trying to decide if I can convince DBF that I need a Gem as a take along machine.

Maureen

Mel> I am trying to figure out what kind of compact-sized sewing machine to