Early Christmas Present!
12-26-2011, 02:33 PM
#81
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Pikeville, TN
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Congratulations and ENJOY! I've owned a Singer all my life and hated sewing until I retired. My DH surprised me by purchasing Elan Quilters Dream for me (he didn't ask me because he knew I probably would say no because it was expensive). The best machine I have ever had and I love it. I do a lot of applique, and quilting on it, but was doing my embrodiery by hand. For my birthday last year, DH gave me the Elan embrodiery machine. I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Both are superior machines and I have had no problems or complaints. You will enjoy using the Elan and won't to never stop quilting.
01-21-2012, 08:28 AM
#82
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: US
Posts: 2
I just joined the group and this was the first post I read. Coincidentally, I just bought the same machine in the beginning of December. I looked at a lot of machines from Janome Horizon (which is the same as the 740, just different skin), to Bernina 820, to Babylock, to Brother, and Pfaff and picked the Elna 740.
Years ago I purchased a Diva, which was the last group of Swiss made machines by Elna. There was just so much bang for the buck, I couldn't afford or justify a Bernina. And, in the roughly 14 yrs. I have owned it, never have I had an ounce of trouble. So, when I tried the 740, after looking at all the other machines, this was IT! It is a machine that doesn't have a huge learning curve. I didn't want to have to take lesson after lesson to understand every nuance. It is a pick up, go and sew machine. I am quilting a Twister quilt with it now, and I am in love with this machine. The dual feed foot is incredibly easy and extremely effective and 11 inches to the right of the needle. Oh my gosh, what a pleasure to use this machine.
I'm not saying money was no object, but I am a serious sewer, and I looked at them all (and researched to the point of beating it to death). most of the others were more expensive than this machine. Once again, great bang for the buck from Elna. Hope you love it half as much as I do. Your husband is a great guy and you're a very lucky girl. Congratulations!!
Years ago I purchased a Diva, which was the last group of Swiss made machines by Elna. There was just so much bang for the buck, I couldn't afford or justify a Bernina. And, in the roughly 14 yrs. I have owned it, never have I had an ounce of trouble. So, when I tried the 740, after looking at all the other machines, this was IT! It is a machine that doesn't have a huge learning curve. I didn't want to have to take lesson after lesson to understand every nuance. It is a pick up, go and sew machine. I am quilting a Twister quilt with it now, and I am in love with this machine. The dual feed foot is incredibly easy and extremely effective and 11 inches to the right of the needle. Oh my gosh, what a pleasure to use this machine.
I'm not saying money was no object, but I am a serious sewer, and I looked at them all (and researched to the point of beating it to death). most of the others were more expensive than this machine. Once again, great bang for the buck from Elna. Hope you love it half as much as I do. Your husband is a great guy and you're a very lucky girl. Congratulations!!
01-21-2012, 11:28 PM
#83
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 412
Originally Posted by nlsooy
I just joined the group and this was the first post I read. Coincidentally, I just bought the same machine in the beginning of December. I looked at a lot of machines from Janome Horizon (which is the same as the 740, just different skin), to Bernina 820, to Babylock, to Brother, and Pfaff and picked the Elna 740.
Years ago I purchased a Diva, which was the last group of Swiss made machines by Elna. There was just so much bang for the buck, I couldn't afford or justify a Bernina. And, in the roughly 14 yrs. I have owned it, never have I had an ounce of trouble. So, when I tried the 740, after looking at all the other machines, this was IT! It is a machine that doesn't have a huge learning curve. I didn't want to have to take lesson after lesson to understand every nuance. It is a pick up, go and sew machine. I am quilting a Twister quilt with it now, and I am in love with this machine. The dual feed foot is incredibly easy and extremely effective and 11 inches to the right of the needle. Oh my gosh, what a pleasure to use this machine.
I'm not saying money was no object, but I am a serious sewer, and I looked at them all (and researched to the point of beating it to death). most of the others were more expensive than this machine. Once again, great bang for the buck from Elna. Hope you love it half as much as I do. Your husband is a great guy and you're a very lucky girl. Congratulations!!
Years ago I purchased a Diva, which was the last group of Swiss made machines by Elna. There was just so much bang for the buck, I couldn't afford or justify a Bernina. And, in the roughly 14 yrs. I have owned it, never have I had an ounce of trouble. So, when I tried the 740, after looking at all the other machines, this was IT! It is a machine that doesn't have a huge learning curve. I didn't want to have to take lesson after lesson to understand every nuance. It is a pick up, go and sew machine. I am quilting a Twister quilt with it now, and I am in love with this machine. The dual feed foot is incredibly easy and extremely effective and 11 inches to the right of the needle. Oh my gosh, what a pleasure to use this machine.
I'm not saying money was no object, but I am a serious sewer, and I looked at them all (and researched to the point of beating it to death). most of the others were more expensive than this machine. Once again, great bang for the buck from Elna. Hope you love it half as much as I do. Your husband is a great guy and you're a very lucky girl. Congratulations!!
Second: I am not English, so .... what I felt, you have just put into words ... thank you for being so eloquent!
Third: I think I might just love this machine MORE than you do ...
!!!And I love my ♥Darling DH♥ ... he truly is a great guy!♥
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