jmoore

I thoroughly enjoyed my first MQX experience... had so much fun in an all day class "FMQ from Feathers to Flames" with Leah Day and a classroom filled with enthusiastic quilters of all levels. Class participants were provided with brand new (out of the box) Janome Horizon 8900QCPs to quilt on.

OMGosh, I immediately fell in love... both with Leah and the 8900QCP. Within an hour, I sent a photo of the machine (from my Iphone) to my husband with no text or message, just a photo.... he responded kindly, "did you buy it?" I took that as a supportive response... so YES, yippee... I bought one.

Sadly, I have loved my loyal 6600p Janome for 4 years so I am having a very difficult time deciding if I want to sell or keep her. How to I justify owning two big machines?

GEMRM

No need to justify anything - if you will still use it (ie at classes) or to pass along to someone in the family, or as a "critical spare" when the other one is in the shop ...... Can you tell I can justify anything?
I still have my Singer 401, a Featherweight, an Elna 740 (primary machine) and I just got a Husqvarna Designer Ruby Royale for embroidery - I would gift the 401 to someone who truly wants to start into sewing, at least that's what I tell myself, but then I talk myself out of it because it's such a work horse! So good for sewing canvas etc and I've had it for 45 years, bought it used!

GEMRM

All this extra sewing machine stuff came in handy this past winter - my friend from out of province came to town for a quilt retreat and I "loaned" her one of my machines so she didn't have to bring hers via air.

sewingstash

Well... if your machine ever goes in the shop for awhile you will have a backup machine. Sometimes they don't give you very much for a trade in too. I have quite a collection of machines. Newer model Bernina 830, Bernina 200 Bernina 1630, Singer featherweights, Singer 66-1 Redeye Treadle, Singer 15-30 Treadle, Gammill Classic Plus, Babylock Evolve Serger. Life is short.

Peckish

Don't get rid of it!! You need a backup machine!

luvstoquilt301

Do you go places and sew? The 6600 is really heavy. You could consider selling that one and getting a nice light one. I have the 6600 and a smaller Janome. I think it is the perfect combo. I have a back up machine and a lightweight one to take places.

quiltingcandy

I agree with the others - you should keep them both. In my sewing room I have my Singer 15-91 which is in a cabinet, a Damascus treadle, a Viking/Husqvarna Topaz 20 (it is set up for embroidery right now on a cabinet) and my Janome 6600P which is set up in the Janome table it came with. Each machine is used for something else - and when my friend comes over to sew with me it is usually to use my embroidery machine - but it is all set up and ready to do.
(I also have a Eurpro to take traveling and 2 FW's to take for classes.)

ManiacQuilter2

I would keep it. When you favorite baby is in the shop getting a tune up (just like a car), you have a back up DSM.

quiltingbuddy

Great way to get a new machine. What a sweet hubby you have!

And what is MQX? I feel so behind the times LoL.

tessagin

I agree. What is a MQX?