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[Betty J.]

BettyJo, that must be some ginormous quilt to get your house on it - moving the house must have been tricky too :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I still have a working Singer treadle as for buttonhole facility, you're looking at someone who in their teens would buy a pattern that used 6 buttons rather than a zip for the opening 8) , so no worries there.

[Catherine S.]

I have my Singer treadle in working order too. I am going to piece my next quilt on it. I have to work on it during the day, or not enough light. I guess I could carry my Ott light up from the basement, but I use it there too. I really need to get some pictures posted. ops:

[Catherine S.]

I love treadle machines! That's how I started sewing, way back when ( well, not that long actually :wink: ), making clothes, mostly fancy, dressy night gowns. My great aunt gifted me the one I learned to sew with, only problem is, she's in my hometown, Morelia, in the state of Michoacán, México. I just have to figure out how to get it here. My sister has some friends that sometimes drive to the US so, they could bring it across the border and ship it from there. One way or another, she'll get here sooner or later, hopefully sooner. I keep an eye on Craigslist, garage sales and second hand stores, in case I come across a good treadle to give home to, while I get mine here.

[Betty J.]

I might buy one eventually. I hunted around until I found that one can get a new cabinet from the Amish: http://www.cottagecraftworks.com/ami...et-pr-708.html

And there are several places that carry the Janome treadle machine for about $250...if you just Google "Janome Treadle Machine" you'll get a list.

Together one would pay about $1,100 for the whole thing.

I really just can't put another machine in my studio. It's kind of small and already fairly packed, though it is a nice studio. But I still find it intriguing. I don't think it's big enough to attach the house to my quilt though. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: