Originally Posted by ArizonaQuilts1

Thank you! You're right. It's not a take up lever at all. LOL!!! But the good news is most of you knew what I meant so I got some great feedback. THANK YOU ALL!
I was wondering how a machine would sew without a thread -take up. But I also figured you meant the manual presser foot lift.

In the meantime, my Pfaff dealer called and quoted some pretty darn good prices on the Pfaff Expressions 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0. The only thing that worries me about the Pfaffs are they all have a dip where the bobbin goes and it's exactly in the path of the fabric......I'm thinking the seams may be prone to flip easily once they hit that dip. Yes-I've read many complaints about that "dip" flipping seams.

Thank you nice quilters! I really appreciate your help.

Mary