redbreast

I am trying to find a light weight inexpensive machine that I can take to quilting bee's. I really don't care how many stitches are on the machine as I only want to use it to do simple piecing, etc. Anyone have a suggestion? Year ago I would have looked for a Singer but they are sort of out of existence. And from what I hear the inexpensive machine from Wal-Mart are not dependable.

francie yuhas

I like my Janome 720. Feather weights are commonly used also.

Candace

A vintage Singer 301 would do a good job for you. Lighter weight and you should be able to get one for less than $150.

Stitchnripper

Mechanical Brothers from WalMart have gotten good opinions from lots of our members. Me included. I have three different ones - one at each of my kids and one at home.

thimblebug6000

Good morning, there has been numerous postings on the forum asking this question, but sometimes they're hard to search out. I have a little Featherweight that travels with me to camping. I'll see if I can find a few more of the posts.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...s-t237021.html

SharonTheriault

Janome Gem 760 does it for me. It's about 12 lbs. Hope you find what you need.

CanoePam

For just piecing, I really do like my little Featherweight. It isn't in pristine cosmetic condition so it was very reasonably priced. It was also one of the newer ones (1950s) which gives it marked seam lines on the bobbin cover but also costs less than an older one. The problem is that I like it so much that my poor Bernina 440 has been pretty much relegated to garment sewing and home dec work <grin>.

Prism99

I'd consider a basic Janome Jem: http://www.amazon.com/Janome-Jem-Gol...dp/B000FLH2VE/ . There are Janome Jem's with more stitches than this one, but they cost more. All are lightweight.

Rosehawk

I have a 301. At 16 pounds I don't consider it light, but I guess in a relative way it is. It's not something one would want to lug around a fair or other large gathering, but it IS portable.

Candace

A 301 is only a few pounds heavier than the Featherweight...