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I was looking for an outdoor cushion tutorial and opened your blog to see my exact target outdoor seating set (mine is white and looking much more hmmmm rustic shall we say than yours! ) I love my set and also got it at a steal more than 10 years ago! Needless to say, you have given me the measurements & guidance I needed to do the job! Thanks for the inspiration!

The Kenmore are great mechanicals, and most of these also have forward-reverse (stretch/automatic) stitch capability. I don't know anything about the 148s or the particular model you mentioned.

The Singer 401s are good machines, but the problem is the slant needle -- which often deflects when sewing thick fabrics. The slant of the needle actually reduces the potential piercing power of these machines. You could try a Singer 237, if you can find one in good condition.