Does Your Sewing Machine have a Free-Arm Function?

Mine does!

I got the idea for this post from Gwen's blog After the dress...

I have a Viking 500 from about the mid-'90s, and it has a free-arm function.  It also has a bed extension which I usually leave on.  Here's what the machine looks like with the bed extension attached:

Here's what the machine looks like with the bed extension removed:

Here's what the machine looks like with the back of the machine bed removed to reveal the free arm: