Custom Sewing Machine Cabinet

fjimp · Post by **fjimp** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 8:58 pm

dusty wrote:Also very impressive.

Do you guys watch the "Quilters" on PBS on Saturday mornings? At least that is where it is at here in Tucson. It immediately precedes "This Old House Hour" here in Tucson.

Unfortunately our PBS station is a bit week on quilting and woodworking shows.

rkh2 · Post by **rkh2** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 10:17 pm

Great job on the sewing cabinet Jim. My wife loved it, especially all the surface area. She immediately identified the Dresden style quilt without even reading your comments. She by the way also is very involved into quilting having this past couple of years made one for each of our 7 grandchildren. She doesn't hand quilt them but sends them out to have that part done, as her hands get tired and hurting after awhile. She said to tell your wife that they both are beautiful as well.

judaspre1982 · Post by **judaspre1982** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 10:20 pm

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bffulgham · Post by **bffulgham** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:13 am

Very nicely done.....both the woodworking and quilt work!

I enjoyed seeing the quilts as I grew up in a family of quilters. I am fortunate to have quilts from both sides of my family dating back to the early 1900s. My maternal grandmother and her sister quilted for the public.....People would bring them the pieced tops, and they would do the quilting by hand. They would turn out a quilt a week on average.

Keep up the good work. Am looking forward to seeing the results of your next project!

Bud

joedw00 · Post by **joedw00** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 1:10 pm

Great job on the cabinet! Where did you purchase the lift? I have been wanting to build one for my wife. She saw yours and said "Must be Nice" wish I had one.

worknhard · Post by **worknhard** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 6:23 pm

Beautiful work Jim! My wife has been after me to build her a nice table and cabinet for her machine quilting. Looking at your photos is getting me inspired... plus the sooner I get her project completed, the sooner I get my drafting table back.

fjimp · Post by **fjimp** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:51 pm

bffulgham wrote:Very nicely done.....both the woodworking and quilt work!

I enjoyed seeing the quilts as I grew up in a family of quilters. I am fortunate to have quilts from both sides of my family dating back to the early 1900s. My maternal grandmother and her sister quilted for the public.....People would bring them the pieced tops, and they would do the quilting by hand. They would turn out a quilt a week on average.

Keep up the good work. Am looking forward to seeing the results of your next project!

Bud

Well Bud your quilting family history has my lovely wife and I wondering if you come from a Mennonite or Amish background? We do thank you for the kind comments. Jim

fjimp · Post by **fjimp** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:02 pm

joedw00 wrote:Great job on the cabinet! Where did you purchase the lift? I have been wanting to build one for my wife. She saw yours and said "Must be Nice" wish I had one.

Here is a link at Rockler which shows our lift http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page ... ine%20lift

It really works great. I note in their picture that my design for the mounting may have been overkill, still we like the appearance and I tend to build everything like a Sherman Tank. We spent more time planning our cabinet than building it. I was lucky as her father had built a smaller simpler cabinet which gave us some great ideas for the lift table across the back. I am still not finding much time to learn sketchup so my putting together a good set of written plans likely won't happen anytime soon. Thanks for the neat comments. As sore as my arm and shoulder are just now all of these great compliments are a big boost. Jim

fjimp · Post by **fjimp** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:15 pm

worknhard wrote:Beautiful work Jim! My wife has been after me to build her a nice table and cabinet for her machine quilting. Looking at your photos is getting me inspired... plus the sooner I get her project completed, the sooner I get my drafting table back.

We actually invested about six weeks in building this. I just checked the invoice from the first wood order which was received here on July 19. It took three weeks for us to finish two other projects so we could begin the cabinet. Considering time out of the shop for my wife's cancer treatments and my shoulder surgery and the greatly limited number of hours of being able work I feel good about having it done in time for her Birthday. Godd luck on getting drafting table back. Man I can't wait to hear how thrilled your bride will be. FJim.

bffulgham · Post by **bffulgham** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:38 am

fjimp wrote:Well Bud your quilting family history has my lovely wife and I wondering if you come from a Mennonite or Amish background?

No, sir, not Amish or Mennonite. Dirt poor farming and ranching families on the High Plains in New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle that were raising families previous to and during the Dust Bowl era. If a shirt or a dress would not fit another kid, it was repurposed into quilt pieces. If you were fortunate enough to be able to buy cloth for a new shirt, no scrap was too small to not save. Thrifty folks