Quote Originally Posted by 53 Chevy5 View Post
Just thinking out loud. As some of you may remember I wasn't overly impressed with how my upolstry guy did my seat. I was thinking about re doing it in cloth instead because we hate the vinal cover as well. Our backs are sweaty after a 30 minute ride and that's with A\C on. Anyhow, I was thinking about taking a stab at it myself and wondering if it's worth it and wondering about sewing machines to look at. My mom has made and altered wedding dresses for years so maybe she passed on some talent to me.
On my first car, a 39 Ford, when I was 16, my dad sewed up some white tucknroll on my mom's singer sewing machine. He broke a few needles but did a pretty nice job. After he gained a little confidence he bought a bigger upholstery machine that would sew anything. He's gone now, but my mom still has the machine and occasionally uses it for heavy materials. Like anything, it takes practice to get good at it but I say if you don't like how somebody did it, learn how to do it for yourself! Then you only have yourself to blame if it doesn't meet your desired standards...