Thread: EEK! Took the Plunge and thanks for the welcome!

Glad you were able to make your decision. That is so hard sometimes. You might want to look at Leah Day's website, daystyledesigns.com. On some of her earlier FMQ videos she is using a Juki. I don't know which one, but thought it might be fun and informational for you. Have fun with your new machines.

Congrats on your new machines. It just as much fun as getting a new car!! Enjoy.

Elna went much the way of Singer in that vintage machines are collectible but their reputation for the last 20 years or so has been awful. I'm glad you didn't buy the Elna!

ClairVoyantqQuilter I purchased two so I could have one formy piecing and regular sewing and the other for FMQ. They are bothabout the same for throat space (which isn't that generous but,better than some) but the 2010 is better suited for a quilt framethan the F600. I plan to save for a quilt frame down the road. SinceI do some other types of sewing, I wanted the fancy stitches of acomputerized machine yet I also wanted the FMQ benefits of the 2010model. The Janome would have covered both of these bases but foralmost twice the amount of money around here based on the only dealernearby (and that was my original dealer who was not giving me a gooddeal AT ALL. I really just don't want to do business with them everagain). So, that is the reasoning behind two.

BJ Chad.....I'm from CT. NJ Quilter has family here and I had asked where. It turns out that they are about an hour from me. Kind of cool! It's a small world...truly! You two are from NJ, could be part of the same guild or groups there. That would be neat! My guild I will be joining is in RI, that's actually closer to me than any of the CT guilds.

Prism99Thanks for telling me about the Elna. I was feeling like maybe I should have gone and checked it out but Ijust had “that feeling” when I looked it up. For exactly thepoints you made I just couldn't shake that it was kind of like goingdown the road I just went down before. It seems that when companiesget bought out, they go down the tubes. I'm wondering if it willspell trouble for Janome ultimately too?

Sorry to hear that your dealer is not helpful. Guess he gets away with it because he has no competition. Good dealers provide instructions to their buyers. Instruction is often built into price on high end machines - that's why you have to take the lessons from the seller. Happy sewing.

Welcome from Long Island...you will love dropping in here. This is the most welcoming, friendly place on the Internet.

Congrats on your new machines